Huntington Beach Cruiser Meet March 24, 2012
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Huntington Beachcruiser Meet
Huntington Beach, CA
March 24, 2012
Story and Photographs by Roger Rohrdanz
The Surf City weather was a little iffy for the 12th annual Huntington Beachcruiser Meet. In spite of the weather, Saturday started with participants arriving at the sold out event as early as 4:30am. By 5:30am Main St was full of 75 “Beachcruisers”! The Pier Plaza area was where most of the Woodies parked and the adjacent parking lot contained very cool vendors and another 50 or so Cruisers. On Sunday the threat of rain kept participants and spectators away, the feature of parking Woodies on the Pier did not happen.
The original idea for a Beachcruiser Meet came after the 20th annual Wavecrest Woodie Show in 2000. Many fine “50s, 60s, and 70s era “beach” vehicles were seen parked on the side streets adjacent to the show. The “Woodies only” event excluded them from participation. Therefore the theme was set for an all-inclusive event that welcomed all types of “beach cruising” vehicles. And Surf City has embraced the idea for 12 straight years.
On Saturday, the pier and downtown area became backed with spectators. The stores and restaurants were filled with people enjoying the eclectic collection of cars on display. The “High Energy” classic truck with Brett Harrell, provided great music all weekend.
This weekend honors the Golden Age of surfing when we hauled our board, our buddies and our babes to Surf City.
For future show information contact; www:socalwoodies.com
Thanks for the Show!