75th Sacramento Autorama back at Cal Expo this weekend
AND PINK CARS THAT YOU COULD EVER WANT. MIKE. YEAH, I TOLD YOU I HAD A SPECIAL GUEST FOR THIS INTRODUCTION AT 8:00. MEET GIDGET AND YEAH, THE KEY HERE IS PINK AT ONE OF THE TWO BALCONIES HERE. YOU CAN COME SEE THE CAN’T MISS DISPLAY. ALL PINK OF THIS. 1971 VW BUS. AMID ALL THE MUSCLE CARS, ALL THE DARK COLORS, AND ALL THE HOT RODS AND COOL CARS SITS GIDGET. WHY? WHAT’S GIDGET STORY? WELL, LISTEN. WELL, YOU KNOW, GIDGET WAS A FAMOUS TELEVISION SHOW WHEN WE WERE KIDS. AND SO THIS IS A 71 VOLKSWAGEN 23 WINDOW, WHICH AREN’T CHEAP THESE DAYS, YOU KNOW? AND THESE GUYS CAME ALL THE WAY FROM IDAHO TO BRING THIS DOWN TO TO GET BACK INTO THE CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE. AND WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW THIS? I SAID, I DON’T KNOW IF I LIKE THAT. NO, I’M JUST KIDDING. I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, IT’S GREAT. IT’S THE COLOR. RIGHT? YOU’D RATHER BE A DARKER COLOR. I JUST LOVE THE GIRL POWER, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE WOMEN INCORPORATED IN THE SHOW AS WELL. YOU KNOW, MAINLY A MAN’S HOBBY. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WOMEN ARE STEPPING UP. GIRL POWER. INDEED. SO IF YOU COME OUT TO THIS YEAR’S SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA, THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY, WE’LL MAKE SURE TO COME AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO GIDGET. AGAIN, IT’S ON ONE OF THE TWO BALCONIES UP HERE DURING THE SHOW, AS I COME OVER HERE REAL QUICK, BECAUSE AS THE SLOGAN SAYS, RIGHT IN FRONT OF GIDGET, LIFE IS GOOD, AND IT’S ALL ABOUT GOOD VIBES. SO MIKE AND BRANDI, I AM GUESSING RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST BRANDI HAS A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE. MIKE, ARE YOU SMILING TOO AT THE SIGHT OF GIDGET? YES HE IS. HOW CAN YOU NOT? HOW COULD YOU NOT, MIKE? THAT’S RIGHT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, ON CAMERA RIGHT NOW. BIG SMILE. BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. BECAUSE WE’VE GOT GOOD VIBES OVER HERE. MIKE TESELLE. THANKS SO MUCH. NOW, IF YOU’D LIKE TO ATTEND AUTORAMA, IT’S OPEN
From cool cars to hot roads, bright pink to shiny black, Cal Expo is once again hosting the return of more than 600 eye-catching cars as part of the 75th Sacramento Autorama, one of the longest-running indoor car shows in the world.Among the notable exhibits this year is a tribute to a fallen Marine. Private First Class Tanner Rubio, a Dixon native, was killed in December of last year in a tactical vehicle mishap, according to the 1st Marine Division.His picture, a large banner draped by two American flags, a pair of combat boots and his minibike sit above the minibike display at this year’s car show.”Oh man, it’s just, we share the love and respect and are so proud to be an American and have this here,” said John Buck, organizer of the Sacramento Autorama.Hours for this year’s event are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 for children 6-12, and free for younger children.Find ticket information here.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
From cool cars to hot roads, bright pink to shiny black, Cal Expo is once again hosting the return of more than 600 eye-catching cars as part of the 75th Sacramento Autorama, one of the longest-running indoor car shows in the world.
Among the notable exhibits this year is a tribute to a fallen Marine. Private First Class Tanner Rubio, a Dixon native, was killed in December of last year in a tactical vehicle mishap, according to the 1st Marine Division.
His picture, a large banner draped by two American flags, a pair of combat boots and his minibike sit above the minibike display at this year’s car show.
“Oh man, it’s just, we share the love and respect and are so proud to be an American and have this here,” said John Buck, organizer of the Sacramento Autorama.
Hours for this year’s event are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 for children 6-12, and free for younger children.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel