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Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show

22nd Annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, Half Moon Bay’s spectacular showcase of motorized mechanical marvels from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries –– more than 2,000 ultra cool antique, vintage, classic, custom and exotic displays for public viewing. Automobiles ranging from hot rods, dragsters, customs, low riders, imports, street machines and muscle cars to fanciful touring, luxury, and sports cars; also exceptional vintage warbirds, classics from the 40’s and 50’s and homebuilt aircraft, tricked out trucks and motorcycles, Model T fire engines, antique engines and tractors, helicopter and plane rides, kinetic art, rolling sculptures, extreme toys, mega-modified machines, military vehicles, a display of advanced “green” technology vehicles, the show's first ever super-gnarly Championship Demolition Derby (Saturday only), Unimotorcycle Racing (Sunday only), monster truck rides, go-kart rides, kid’s amusements, food and live music –– to benefit the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.

 

Headline attractions:

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•The show’s first ever super-gnarly Championship Demolition Derby (Saturday, 1 pm).

•“Mustang Madness”, a spectacular display of America’s Premier World War II Fighter.

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•The one-of-a-kind “Molnari Gyrocycle”, a flying, space-age motorcycle.

•U.S. Army NIKE HERCULES long range missile making a rare public appearance.

•The super sleek “Ack Attack” Bonneville streamliner, a world land speed record holder along with myriad speed machines in “World Record Wonderland”.

•“Dreamcycles”, a super cool display of the world’s finest custom bicycles.

•“Strega”, a highly modified P-51 Mustang and 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races.

•Magnificent military aircraft including the Estrella Warbird Museum's Douglas C-47 (regarded as the World's Greatest Aircraft of its time), YAK Russian fighters and an impressive array of T-6 and T-28 military fighters and trainers.

•“Dream Big”, the ginormous, mind-blowing World’s Largest Monster-Cycle.

•Aerobatics pilot Eddie Andreini doing fly-overs in his bi-plane, YAK Russian fighter and P-51.

•The inimitable Blastolene Brothers extreme, mega-modified machines.

•”El Diablo”, an astonishing jet-powered flame-effects device designed for “Burning Man”.

•1909 Bleriot, the first aircraft to fly across the English Channel.

•Thrilling rides in helicopters, bi-planes, Beech 18 and T-6 military trainers and P-51 Mustang.

•1904 Holsman Hi-Wheeler, antique automobile part of Coastsider’s family tree.

•Meticulously restored vehicles from the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation.

•Refurbished fly-wheel engines from the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association.

•Roots of Motive Power's collection of restored logging equipment.

•Monster truck rides, go-kart rides, kid’s amusements, food and live music.

 

•Hundreds of aviation wonders will be on display –– stylish homebuilts, classics from the 40's and 50's, vintage warbirds, sport and ultralight aircraft. Highlights include “Mustang Madness”, a spectacular display of America’s Premier World War II Fighter; the Estrella Warbird Museum's historic Douglas C-47 (regarded as the World's Greatest Aircraft of its time), “Strega”, a highly modified P-51 and dominant 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races, YAK Russian fighters and an impressive array of T-6 and T-28 military fighters and trainers, many doing fly-overs during the show. Thrilling rides will be offered in helicopters, vintage bi-planes, Beech 18 and T-6 military trainers and P-51 Mustang.

 

•Cars come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Spectators will get a rare up-close look at antique horseless carriages and Ford Model T’s, fanciful touring and luxury cars, powerful sports cars, custom cars and street rods, muscle cars, vintage and modern era high-performance race cars, quirky art and pedal cars, modified street machines with cutting edge styles, exotic high-performance cars, stylish European cars, ultra cool low-riders, sporty compacts, modified imports with flashy graphics, fashionable hip-hop urban show cars, homebuilt kit cars, super-charged turbo cars and trucks, “green” technology/alternative fuel vehicles, streamliners, dragsters, funny cars, gassers, and jet cars.

 

Live music featuring the “Festival of West Coast Blues” Hosted by the Stan Erhart Band with Saxophonist Nancy Wright and Special Guests Wendy DeWitt and Kirk Harwood (10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday), The Inciters, Known as the West Coast’s Premier 60s Soul Band (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday), The Seducers with Pedal Steel Master Joe Goldmark (10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday) and Curtis Salgado, BMA Soul/Blues Male Artist of the Year (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday).

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