{"id":1213,"date":"2013-10-03T18:06:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T02:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seabrighthotrods.com\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2013-10-03T18:11:58","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T02:11:58","slug":"hot-cars-and-guitars-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seabrighthotrods.com\/?p=1213","title":{"rendered":"Hot Cars and Guitars — 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Dwight is a friend of ours from the Hollister area (Gary built a set of stainless metal-finished headers for Mike\u2019s Roadster<\/a> last winter). Mike has a long, colorful history as a custom painter in the area and his handiwork on hot rods, choppers, race cars and boats goes all the way back to the wild-eyed graphics of the 70\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Mike\u2019s son Shane, a roots rockin\u2019 guitar player and songwriter, is also a very talented guy. Based in Nashville, Shane has shared the stage with such artists as B.B. King, Los Lobos, Jimmie Vaughn, and the Marshall Tucker Band.<\/p>\n

A couple of years back, Mike and Shane joined forces and launched Hot Cars & Guitars<\/em>. Held each September at the rural San Benito County Fairgrounds southeast of San Juan Bautista, it\u2019s an easy 100-mile roundtrip from Santa Cruz, most of it over scenic two-lane back roads.<\/p>\n

The show is small, the venue is bitchen, the food is great, and the music rocks. This year Shane shared top billing with one of our shop favorites, Ray Wiley Hubbard.
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I\u2019m not much good at taking pictures from behind the wheel. I\u2019m even worse when it comes to putting in words how good it feels behind that wheel, cruising over backroads with a bunch of friends \u2013 so I\u2019m not even going to try. You\u2019ll have to use your imagination.
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It\u2019s all grass and trees at the fairgrounds, and anchored by a large stadium we thought might be perfect for a little roadster racing.
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A number of cars came from the Santa Cruz area including this trim little \u201934 roadster. It belonged to Joe Esperanca. We lost Farmer Joe last January and the roadster was one of four of his cars on display at the event.<\/p>\n

The day was kicked-back and comfortable, but that doesn\u2019t mean there wasn\u2019t a lot to see. The Renteria Brothers pro-mod door slammer Valiant runs in the fives:
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Rick Kimes\u2019 Willys<\/a> is a Seabright car:
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A couple of Ken Gimelli\u2019s Caddy convertibles:
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Fuzzy dice<\/em>; check. Bongo drums<\/em>; check. Upholstered wheel wells<\/em>; check.
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Now, this<\/em> I can actually relate to:
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Back on the road, late afternoon, we stopped in San Juan Bautista for a little fortification before our blast back to the beach.
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