2018 Car Show
2018 Crusin' Into the Next Chapter Car Show
On August 25, over 700 people were entertained by the third annual “Cruisin’ into the Next Chapter” Classic Car and Truck Show and family fun day at the Yolo Branch Library. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Yolo Branch Library and the Yolo Library, located at 37750 Sacramento Street in Yolo.
Over 140 classic cars and trucks lined the streets in the town of Yolo. Most of the entries came from Dunnigan, Zamora, Yolo, and Woodland with one traveling from Southern California and several more from the Central Valley and Bay Area.
Cars and trucks roll in for the Yolo Classic Car Show
Photo Credit: Jessie Andrade
Great video of the car show
Matt Casias created a great video (about 20 minutes long) of the car show including aerial shots of every bit of the show, followed by street level video of every car, with wonderful detail of the lowrider bike show at the end -- all to some nice tunes.
The direct link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83_5dfDPvEM.
David Arriaga was awarded Best of Show for his 1963 Chevy Impala SS Convertible
First and second place awards were given in the following twelve categories:
Stock Car 1900-1945: 1st Jim Hunter 1937 Chevy 2 Door Coupe
Stock Car 1946-1960: 1st John Reynolds 1954 MG TF; 2nd Matt O’Hair 1957 Chevy Bel Air
Stock Car 1961-1975: 1st David Arriaga 1963 Chevy Impala SS Convertible; 2nd Eric Hayes 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28
Modified Car 1900-1945: 1st Jerry Ricwalski 1937 Ford Fordor; 2nd Dan Swett 1934 Ford 2 Door Sedan
Modified Car 1946-1960: 1st Michael McGinnis 1956 Chevy Bel Air; 2nd Michael McGinnis 1948 Sedan Delivery
Modified Car 1961-1975: 1st Sean Spangler 1965 Ford Cobra; 2nd Nacho Olivares 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo
Stock Truck 1900-1945: 1st John Vidales 1950 Chevy Truck
Stock Truck 1946-1975: 1st Bryan Castle 1966 Chevy C-10 Pick-up; 2nd Zane Marshall 1963 Chevy C-10 Pickup
Modified Truck Car 1900-1945: 1st Obdulio Tapia 1934 Ford Pick-up; 2nd Merle Grant 1932 Ford Pick-up
Modified Truck Car 1946-1975: 1st Jason Aguas 1969 Chevy C-10 Pick-up; 2nd Johnny Perez 1972 Chevy C-10 Pick-up
Under Construction: 1st Tyler Glenn 1962 GMC Truck; 2nd Nick Acosta 1966 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Rat Rod: 1st Rosalio Altamirano 1933 Dodge Pick-up; 2nd Paul Biasi 1929 Ford Model A
In addition, representatives from the local Fire Protection Districts awarded the “Fire Chief’s Award to Shawn Beaman Jr.’s 1937 Chevy Master Deluxe.
This year’s event also featured an expanded youth lowrider bike show that included a competition for youth entries. First place, second, and third place awards were given in two categories with the People’s Choice award going to Favian Cano, age 15.
Best Original: 1st Santos Beaza, age 6; 2nd Jacob Rendon, age 12; 3rd Pedro Villanauva, age 18
Best Custom: 1st Johnathan Ervano, age 18; 2nd Steven Rangel, age 15; 3rd Jacob Redon, age 12
The Friends of the Yolo Branch Library would like to thank the community for making this event a success. Over 100 volunteers as well as the County of Yolo, Yolo Fire Protection District, Yolo Blacksmith, Yolo Market, Cache Creek High School, and dozens more generous businesses worked with the Friends and Yolo County Library to make this event special.
Families enjoyed walking among classic cars and trucks, listening to music by Rockwell Sound & Lighting with special guest DJs, viewing antique fire trucks from local fire departments, touring the historic Yolo Blacksmith building, viewing a Yolo Blasting demonstration, and learning about oil and battery recycling from Yolo County Integrated Waste Management. Kids also enjoyed free face painting and activities at the Yolo Branch Library, including a free book.
All proceeds from this event went to the Friends of the Yolo Branch Library to fund library programs and services for the communities of Yolo, Zamora, Dunnigan and surrounding areas.