Spring Fling 37 May 3 & 4, 2025 Van Nuys CA -info & roll call

[autoxcuda]

Los Angeles traffic.

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I love the car culture and nowhere else in California will you see such strong support but the traffic we saw today…

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Today was the first time I’ve driven my car in such heavy traffic since I converted to a manual transmission.

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We went to the Petersen auto museum. Quite a lot to see. I enjoyed the movie and TV show cars including this.

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Does it look familiar ?

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Think Charlie Sheen… Skank and Gutter Boy ….

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Remember the movie “The Wraith”?
It is a cheesy supernatural movie from the 80s.
They had a nice tribute to Ken Block, the famous drift driver that passed away a little while back.
They also had a section dedicated to EVs and Waymo cars.

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I went to Elementary school about 3 blocks away at Springfield Elementary... actually it's called Carthay Elementary, but the artist used the school to model the drawing of the cartoon.

... I can also tell you Springfield Elementary was loosely based on an elementary school I passed on my way to work. There’s something called Carthay Center Elementary School. I passed by it and said, “Well, that gives me a thought.” : David Silverman https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/simpsons-animator-david-silverman-early-sketches.html

Yea, it's a little crazy down there. My mom and one of my brothers lives in the area still.

 

[Dennis H]

Burbank anyone?

 

[Kern Dog]

Tonight.
There were a few Mopars.

A customer at Big Boy had this on.

 

[ckessel]

From the Malibu cruise yesterday. And a couple in the Airtel parking lot. The Landy car is a legit tribute. Its owned by Hank Landy.

 

[ckessel]

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[Kern Dog]

Good turnout today. I ran into several FBBO and FABO members. It was nice to see many familiar faces that I only get to see a couple times a year at best.
The stench of an exposed city sewer was in the air.
Also there was the usual appearance of that guy that we all have encountered at car shows…the loudmouth guy that knows it all, has seen it all, been everywhere and done everything. He talks on and on despite people often walking away from him. I call him Phil A Buster. He seemed to keep popping up as he does every year, Sharing all of his wisdom and knowledge to us common folks.
Lucky for us, he was heavily outnumbered by some really great people.

 

[Dennis H]

What a pleasant description. Photos please. And, words of wisdom learned from Phil.

 

[mrmolding]

Great show! Only was able to do today! Does anyone know who sells the RatFink statues? At Fall Fling he let me slide for 30 bucks and I promised him I'd pay him at Spring Fling. Could not find him today! Anyway, awesome show!!!

 

[Dennis H]

Don’t forget Supercar Sunday, Woodland Hills. Easy to check it early before rolling to Woodley. Not far. Exotics and Women, never know what you’ll see.

 

[Sinitro]

Don’t forget Supercar Sunday, Woodland Hills. Easy to check it early before rolling to Woodley. Not far. Exotics and Women, never know what you’ll see.

Note that this Sunday SuperCar will be in Pierce College Lot 8, coming off Victory/Mason go down the drive and turn right, then left U will see the covered area on the right..

Just my $0.02...

 

[Kern Dog]

The Spring and Fall Fling shows seem to be well run. These shows are always at the mercy of their volunteers, the weather and the conditions of the park.
I joke about the sewers smell but that was either the construction that was underway near the back wall or the personal hygiene of Phil A Buster.
Funny thing…,
I’ve told the stories about that ghost and yes, he is an actual person. A few friends heard him ranting and and laughed when I mentioned the nickname because they were within ear shot of his filibuster tirades.

 

[autoxcuda]

People were definitely buying and selling parts.

 

[autoxcuda]

I have 71 Challenger R/T with the optional molding group. These valance moldings and rocker clips are pretty pricey. Did well on those.

 

[Kern Dog]

There was a swap booth with a 440 short block sitting on a tarp. I looked at it then realized that someone had to carry it from their truck to the aisle edge where it was sitting. The guys with the space were pretty well built dudes! You’d have to be to be able to lift what was at least 400 lbs of iron.

 

[autoxcuda]

There was a swap booth with a 440 short block sitting on a tarp. I looked at it then realized that someone had to carry it from their truck to the aisle edge where it was sitting. The guys with the space were pretty well built dudes! You’d have to be to be able to lift what was at least 400 lbs of iron.

 

[Kern Dog]

There was a great turnout of wing cars. They seem to be growing in numbers here the past few years.
I’d like to see more of the 50s and 60s era big cars. I know they aren’t performance cars but they are often so cool to look at. Our show up in Sacramento used to have more of them but they are fading up here too. We get drag race oriented cars but rarely any circle track stuff. I’d love to look over a NASCAR era Mopar to see the suspension and chassis stuff they used back then.
We had drizzle this afternoon but still made it to Bobs Big Boy in Northridge. It was a decent effort but I’m sure the weather cut the car count way down.
The cars in our group are built to drive and enjoy so we forged ahead and had a good time.
Sundays often have a bit different collection of cars at this show so it is worth checking out. Some people only come on Sunday since that is the day that cars are judged.
Fall Fling is just a one day event and one of the things that I like about that one is that while there might be fewer pristine trailer queens, there are more driver quality cars that most of us can relate to. Once the date for Fall Fling is known, you ought to make plans for it.

 

[moparmarks]

Looks like I'm missing a good one.

 

[junior340]

Thank you for the pictures everyone
I do miss those shows and people...except Phil A Buster haha.