Category Archives: So Cal Auto Blog

Best of France and Italy Car Show Sunday 11/4 in Van Nuys

Posted on October 31, 2012 by frazgo

This should be interesting, and certainly a unique niche in the classic car genre…French and Italian jobbies all in one location.  You will find a lot of classic cars from these countries in a variety of states of repair and … Continue reading →

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Win a 30 day Test drive of a Fiat 500 at Fiat of Duarte

Posted on April 16, 2012 by frazgo

We here at SoCalAutoBlog are fans of the Fiat 500…so much so that Dave even bought one.    Sierra Fiat of Duarte is giving away a chance to win a 30 day test drive of the adorable Cinquecento better known … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to us!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by frazgo

One year ago today Dave and I started this blog.  Its brought many adventures and some interesting posts.  Commenters are pretty silent unless we bag on that hideous prius.  Funny how some cars achieve cult status isn’t it? As of … Continue reading →

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Yokohama Tire’s offers up tips on tire buying by climate

Posted on September 9, 2011 by frazgo

This is a good video from the folks at Yokohama Tire that gives a quick guide to tire needs. I’ve always thought All Season was best option for us here in Sunny So Cal, but they wind up saying a … Continue reading →

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Acura celebrates 25 years

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dave

25 years ago, Honda stepped into a category that no other Japanese car makers had attempted before. Luxury. In the 80s, if one thought of luxury they might have instinctively thought of Cadillac or Lincoln. Or of course there was Ferrari, Lambo, … Continue reading →

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Shrink wrapped Focus to hit local streets

Posted on August 26, 2011 by frazgo

Yup those phone guys at LG have chosen their car for their reps and branded it LG…Life’s Good.  Actually they should have opted for Life’s Great given all the technological goodies Ford packed into the Focus for the new generation … Continue reading →

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The party is over for the Yellow HOV sticker crew eff 7/1/11

Posted on June 22, 2011 by frazgo

Yup, its true and not a moment too soon for those of us here that detest the hypermiling mindset of hybrid owners plugging up the carpool lane (aka HOV lane).  Move them to the stop and go traffic where they … Continue reading →

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What would you ask Gale Banks if you were to meet him?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by frazgo

Gale Banks is a legendary racing guy and automotive engineer working magic on diesels for the last several decades.  Later this week I’ll be meeting with Gale Banks at his Azusa CA factory and research center.   I have my … Continue reading →

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Yup we have a comment policy, sorry about that spammers

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin

We do have a comment policy, it came about as the spammers got out of control and we were spending way too much time cleaning out the garbage for the real comments. Comment moderation has been turned on as well … Continue reading →

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Love me a car show, love me one all about Fords

Posted on April 11, 2011 by frazgo

26th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Half the fun of going to an old car show is seeing the cars that you shoulda owned, coulda owned, once owned or just plain old WANT still to this day.  Its about the romance … Continue reading →

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