Motorsports Newsletter 4/08/23
1) Ed “Isky” Iskenderian’s birthday is July 10th. Another Centenarian hotrodder among us. Dry lakes racer, cam manufacturer, one of the SEMA founders and President.
2) From Darr Hawthorne: Lions Automobilia Foundation Announces Expanded Schedule. Beginning in April, the Lions Automobilia Foundation and Museum will expand the days and hours that it will be open to the public. Beginning April 1, 2023, the Museum and Car Collection will be open at 9 AM until 2 PM each Wednesday and Saturday to accommodate the large interest in visiting the vast facility. Museum Director Lana Chrisman said, “We have seen a tremendous increase in those fans of the automobile culture who want to visit and explore our beautiful collection of hot rods, movie cars, race cars, muscle cars, Lions memorabilia and especially the recreation of the iconic Lions Dragstrip Starting Line. The extensive car collection also includes movie car replicas such as the Batmobile, Back to the Future’s DeLorean, the General Lee, Thelma and Louise’s Cadillac, TV’s KITT Trans Am and the Bullitt Mustang among others. The Museum’s huge collection of Willy’s coupes and sedans is unrivaled, most having been restored in-house in the museum shops. On loan to the Museum, currently, is the Big John Mazmanian candy apple 1941 Willys and the metallic blue Stone Woods and Cook Swindler, two iconic Southern California racers. Board Chairman and Founder Rick Lorenzen enthusiastically invites all fans of our Car Culture to the Lions Automobilia Foundation and Museum. In support of local car clubs, upcoming events are April 15th with the Chariots Car Club and the Roar of Lions on June 17th including the Outlaw Gassers of Southern California. Stop by early for a donut and coffee at Rick’s Cafe! Follow the Lions Automobilia Foundation and Museum online on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Tickets are available online at LionsAutomobilia.org or at the Museum desk. Contact: media.
3) Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, McKinley Avenue, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California.
4) Grand Opening, 13 MAY 2023,1pm of the Ken Clapp Annex & Gallery and Research Library at the Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles, California, which is also the home of the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame, davewolinracingpr and Doug Stokes.
5) Write for a biography on Don Smith, a highly decorated and respected person in the automotive industry. He founded Half Moon Bay Dragstrip with partner Jim McLennan. Many NHRA records were set at Half Moon Bay than just about any other drag strip in the country.
He was Distributor of the Year; SEMA Person of the year; SEMA Hall of Fame; International Hall of Fame; NHRA contributor’s award presented by Wally Parks, a longtime friend.
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