Blinding chrome and blaring music greeted hundreds of car
enthusiasts yesterday at the Show and Shine car show, held on the
first Thursday of every month during the summer.
Dozens of highly-polished cars, trucks and motorcycles filled
the lawn in front of the Briggs Building at the corner of Fourth
Street and San Benito streets.
Hollister – Blinding chrome and blaring music greeted hundreds of car enthusiasts yesterday at the Show and Shine car show, held on the first Thursday of every month during the summer.
Dozens of highly-polished cars, trucks and motorcycles filled the lawn in front of the Briggs Building at the corner of Fourth Street and San Benito streets.
The event is organized by the Hollister Independence Rally Committee and run by the Central Coast Chapter of the Impalas Car Club. Chapter President Donny Molina said the event has been very popular since its inception last September.
“Every month it seems to get bigger,” Molina said. “It’s been really good, especially with the weather we’ve been having.”
Car lovers can enter the event and display their automobile for a $5 donation. Show & Shine officials donate the money to local schools.
“We do it for the community, especially the kids,” Molina said.
Dale Beagley drove his 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback from Salinas to “see what was going on.” Beagley bought the Mustang for $3,000 more than 15 years ago. After years just sitting in the garage, Beagley paid to have the car restored. Restoration was quick, but it wasn’t cheap. Beagley sank nearly $20,000 into his now sleek mystic blue Mustang.
But it was worth it. Beagley has dreamed of owning a classic Mustang since he was a kid, but his car is different from the original. In addition to a number of performance enhancements, Beagley added a 10-disc CD player in the trunk.
“It’s too fast for me,” he said.
Event organizer and promoter Mark Sermeno, also a member of the Impalas Car Club, said the last three months have proved so successful that the club is planning a canned food and toy drive for September at the Old Fremont School. Sermeno said he hopes to get about 150 cars at the September event.
Hollister resident Rick Faughd, 22, drove up in a 1969 Chevrolet Z/28 Camero. Faughd and his father spent months building the car from scratch. After an $8,000 investment and a maroon paint job, highlighted by white racing stripes, the car appears brand new.
The Camero’s 350 cubic-inch small block V-8 puts out about 350 horsepower. Faughd confessed that the car is actually owned by his mother, but he said it was really a “family thing.”
Show & Shine isn’t just about classics. Hot rods, trucks and motorcycles also help fill up the lot.
Eric Quezada and Joseph Guerrero, co-owners of event sponsor Adrenlin Motorsports, brought two lifted trucks and a Hummer H2 to display and help advertise their business. The H2 cost about $53,000 originally and with $15,000 worth of additions, it’s one of the meanest automobiles at the show. It has five television monitors, an elaborate sound system and an eight-inch lift.
But that’s nothing compared to the company’s 2004 Chevrolet Heavy Duty 2500 truck. The Chevy boasts an 18-inch lift and sits proudly on 44-inch tires. Guerrero and Quezada claim it’s the biggest lift in Hollister.
“It’s about expressing yourself,” Molina said. “And these people express themselves through their automobiles.”
Brett Rowland covers education for the Free Lance. He can be reached at 831-637-5566 ext. 330 or
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