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10th Annual Cruisin’™ For A Cure
One year older then
“Dancing with the Stars”

OC Fair & Events Center,
Costa Mesa CA
Story and Photographs by Roger Rohrdanz
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Roger

No question, this is the largest single day car cruise and show in the country. At 4:00am the gates opened for the 10th Annual Cruisin’™ For A Cure. At 7:30am the “Drive Against Prostate Cancer Van” opened for FREE PSA cancer screenings. Let me ask you, if you could save just one person’s life, wouldn’t that be special? What if you could help save the lifes of 800+ men in just 10 days!! That accomplishment alone says this event is miraculous!! 30,000 hot rods have cruised into the “Cure” over the last 10 years. From it’s conception 150,000 spectators have contributed to it’s success. Year after year hundreds of vendors have contributed and provided information on their latest products like, Meguiars, AAA, NadaGuides.com, MagnaFlow, FIRESTONE, Edelbrock, Magnuson, Orange Coast Dodge and Jeep, Connell Chevrolet, Prolong, Custom Auto Sound, Wheelers, and Mooneyes.

  In 10 years, this event has raised over $1,2000,000. for The Cure!!  And this year, The City of Hope is the beneficiary. The success of this event has spawned other similar shows in New York, Texas, Utah and Ontario, Canada.

  During the day “The Answer” provided live entertainment on the main stage. At 12:00 the talented Casey Simpson had a live concert. After he provided the Invocation, Dave McClelland provided informative announcements all day; he IS the Master of Ceremonies!
 
Great Job Volunteers! See you all next year, on September 25, 2010.

Thanks for the Show!


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The 10th Annual event logo.

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Volunteers stuff over 2000 Cruisin’ For A Cure “Goodie Bags”!

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After the Opening Ceremonies, our flag is raised and the traditional Parade of Fire Trucks begins, lead by Debbie Baker in a beautifully restored 1920 American LA France fire truck.

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At 7:30am the “Drive Against Prostate Cancer Van” opened for FREE PSA cancer screenings.

In 10 years, this event has raised over $1,2000,000. for The Cure!!  And this year, The City of Hope is the beneficiary

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Dave McClelland (right) introduced “The Answer”, and they provided live entertainment.

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At 12:00 the talented Casey Simpson had a live concert.

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The very popular Model Car Contest was in the vendor building.

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On display and operating was a new “State of the Art” robot that can be used for Prostate Cancer operations. The robot’s name di Vinci.

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Do you see any difference between Debbie’s golf cart and, her right hand man, Ross Kroenert’s golf cart ??

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We all miss Jim too.

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Some 50+ “Survivors”. Participants in this event over the last 10 years have help save
 the lifes of over 800 men!!

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George Morgan drove his sharp ’66 Buick Riviera from Gardena, CA.

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The Pickups Limited club always support the “Cure” with their Ford F100’s.

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This stunning Packard Twelve was in one of the car buildings. It is from the collection of Crevier Classic Cars.

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Jim Warren of Corona Del Mar, CA. displayed his almost complete, amazing, 383 Chevy powered, Deuce Roadster. The Ford Oval on the door panel operates the power windows!

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Dave Cook from San Juan Capastrano, CA. takes a lap on the cruise route in his 4 cyl Chevy powered, perfect, Ford Track Roadster.

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This 350 Chevy powered, clean ’67 Chevy Chevelle rolls on polished American Mags and belongs to Dennis Butler of Costa Mesa, CA.

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A loud, blown 454 Chevy powered ’41 Willys. The owner is Ron Felkner of Orange, CA.

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Got Corvettes!!

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Chris DeSoto of Trabuco Canyon, CA. uses a 460ci Plymouth motor to power his very sharp Plymouth Barracuda

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Phillip & Peggy Letherman push daughter Abbie in her cool ride.

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Ray Dunham cruisin’ his famous ’36 Ford.

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Old friends get together, (l-r) Pete Chapouris, Chuck (Jr.) and Chuck Lombardo.

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This is what Ed Miller calls his “Work Truck” a perfect, 351 Ford powered, ’55 Ford F100 pickup. Yeah, just throw the tools in the back!

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 Pickups Limited club member Dan from Huntington Beach,.waves with only 3 fingers from his distinctive, 460 Ford powered, F100 Panel Truck.

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A very nice Plymouth GTX followed by a gang of Prowlers. Just like in real life!

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A classic ’50 Olds 88 owned by Hayden Long of Huntington Beach, CA.

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 A very slick ’55 Ford Vicky with Lake pipes, wire wheels and a ’56 Ford roof! Owned
 by Steve DePue of Orange, CA.

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Marty Signorile of Orange, CA. drove his sick ’56 Corvette shell around a nasty injected big block Chevy.

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A bad, Big Chevy powered, straight-axeled, ’49 Chevy Gasser owned by Paul Soliz from El Monte, CA.

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A cruise at the Fairgrounds wouldn’t be complete without the famous “Living Room”.

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From Whittier, CA. comes David Ball, and friends, in his nostalgic ’51 Kaiser.

 

 

 

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