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Local Expert: Marael Johnson

Award-winning travel writer Marael Johnson has written for many prominent print and online publishers on areas as diverse as Outback Australia, Europe's Basque region, Louisiana's Cajun country, and remote South Pacific islands. She grew up in Los...

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June 13, 2008
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Cool Things To Do With Dear Car-Crazy Dad

Father's Day weekend is upon us. In lieu of breakfast in bed and letting Dad just kick around the house all day, consider some of the really cool car-and-motorcycle events that Southern California has in store for dads (and more). On June 14, in lovely Barstow, the Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum (www.route66museum.org) hosts a classic car show. Held at the Historic Harvey House Casa del Desierto, this family affair will showcase a mélange of vehicles including classic cars, hot rods, and motorcycles. Adding to the allure will be DJ Kev Dog spinning oldies and car-themed tunes, an art show featuring cartoonists Phil Ortiz ("The Simpsons") and Phil Yeh ("Dinosaurs Across Route 66) as well as appearances by Miss Route 66 titleholders and other personalities hailing from the "Mother Road." Pomona's Fairplex sets the scene for the 44th annual L.A. Roadster Show (www.laroadsters.com), June 14-15, which bills itself as the "largest roadster show on earth." So there. On display will be hundreds of original and modified open roadsters from the 1930s and earlier years. The event also doubles--triples, actually--as a swap meet and trade show where numerous vendors and manufacturers offer hard-to-find parts and car kits for those who are restoring their own roadsters. On June 15, the second annual Father's Day Car Show comes to Channel Islands Harbor (www.channelislandsharbor.org) with a feast of custom and classic cars and hot rods. Also on hand will be musical entertainment and food and vendor booths. The waterside location keeps the day extra cool.

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