Ideas for things to see in Los Angeles in beginning of march2019

[vwmorten]

Hi

We are two vw-gearheads from Denmark, heading for Los Angeles from feb. 28-March 9. 2019

We are trying to collect ideas of what to see and what to do, so if you have any ideas they are more than welcome:

We are really looking for anything car related, and to meet people

until now we have gathered this:

Bobs Big Boy Cruise in friday night, Burbank March 1.
Cars and coffee Glendale March 2.
Pomona swapmeet march 3.

And we are probably going to visit:
Venice Beach
The Petersen automotive museum
Wolfsburg west
Gene Berg Ent
Pierside parts


thanks

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[Jacks]

Don't miss this one. Mostly vintage Porsche, but VW stuff too. Total gear head.
https://www.lalitandtoyshow.com/

And all the other related stuff all week
https://www.lalitandtoyshow.com/related-events.html
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[56Cabrio]

The Nethercutt Museum is another cool museum in the San Fernando Valley.
I know they have a 1946 on display.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/nethercutt-museum-sylmar

https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/nethercutt-museum-sylmar
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[Evil Clown]

Last time in LA we went to Malibu Beach via Sunset Boulevard.
Then we took a 30 min. flight to Oakland, and went to Yosemite.
Thinking Sacramento is closer to Yosemite but we stayed in San
Fran 2 nights.
Not trying to steer you away from LA but...It's a Great State
https://www.events12.com/sanfrancisco/march/
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g607...ornia.html
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[vwmorten]

Thanks a lot, keep the suggestions coming..

I am putting together a google map with all possible destinations:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qlFYczLE_aiune6Si_ZzLsR1iv04rMSO&usp=sharing

We are not going upstate to the San Fransisco area this time, but might head out to Las Vegas for a day or two
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[ach60]

You'll want to research the VW shops, most are small, but some have Big Histories.
Berg was cool to walk around and look at all the historic photos.
Some of these shops are in very interesting areas of L.A.

Aikane Aircooled Auto Parts
Auto parts store in Anaheim, California
Address: 708 N Valley St e, Anaheim, CA 92801
Phone: (714) 926-0592

Airhead Parts
Auto parts store in Ventura, California
Address: 1604 Morse Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 650-2050

Car Craft
Car accessories store in Riverside, California
Address: 1006 E La Cadena Dr, Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: (951) 781-4480

Econo International Supply
Auto parts store in Los Angeles, California
Address: 2609 Maceo St, Los Angeles, CA 90065

FAT Performance
Auto parts store in Orange, California
Address: 1558 N Case St, Orange, CA 92867
Phone: (714) 637-2889

German Aircooled
Hobby store in Mission Viejo, California
Address: 24276 Olivera Dr, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: (949) 830-8905

Interstate Used Parts - VW Specialists
Auto parts store in Lake Elsinore, California
Address: 18181 Collier Ave, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Phone: (951) 471-5080

JBugs.com - VW Parts
Auto parts store in Oceanside, California
Address: 1338 Rocky Point Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056
Phone: (760) 722-2535

Kaddie Shack
Auto parts store in Pasadena, California
Address: 1609 E Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91106
Phone: (714) 752-3766

Karmann Ghia Parts & Restoration
Auto restoration service in Ventura, California
Address: 1604 Morse Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 650-2045

Meyers Manx Inc.
Auto parts manufacturer in Valley Center, California
Address: 30269 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082
Phone: (760) 749-6321

Pacific Customs Unlimited Inc
Auto parts store in Corona, California
Address: 1660 Commerce St, Corona, CA 92880
Phone: (951) 738-8380

Rimco
Auto parts store in Orange, California
Address: 1558 N Case St, Orange, CA 92867
Phone: (714) 637-2889

SCAT ENTERPRISES
Auto parts manufacturer in Redondo Beach, California
Address: 1400 Kingsdale Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Phone: (310) 370-5501

So Cal Imports
Auto parts store in Long Beach, California
Address: 6831 Paramount Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90805
Phone: (562) 633-9731

West Coast Metric Inc
Auto parts store in Los Angeles, California
Address: 24002 Frampton Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone: (310) 325-0005

Petersen Automotive Museum
Museum in Los Angeles, California
The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history and related educational programs. Wikipedia
Address: 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 930-2277

Automobile Driving Museum
Museum with antique, vintage & muscle cars, plus an old-school ice cream parlor & space for events.
Address: 610 Lairport St, El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 909-0950

Lomita Railroad Museum
Museum in Lomita, California
The Lomita Railroad Museum is a museum in Lomita, California devoted to California railroad history during the steam era. It was founded by Irene Lewis in the early 1960s on a single lot in the middle of a residential part of Lomita, and opened in 1966.
Address: 2137 250th St, Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 326-6255

Western Museum of Flight
Museum in Torrance, California
The Western Museum of Flight is an aviation museum located at Zamperini Field, the municipal airport in Torrance, California. WMOF is operated by the Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation.
Address: 3315 Airport Dr, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 326-9544

California Science Center with the Space Shuttle Endeavour
Museum in Los Angeles, California
The California Science Center is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California.
Address: 700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Phone: (323) 724-3623

The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Tar pit in California
The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of tar pits around which Hancock Park was formed in urban Los Angeles. Natural asphalt has seeped up from the ground in this area for tens of thousands of years. The tar is often covered with dust, leaves, or water. Over many centuries, the tar preserved the bones of trapped animals.
Address: 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (213) 763-3499

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[Randall]

If you miss the familiar sights of your home country while here in the US you can take a 3 hour, 205 km, drive to the town of Solvang which was settled by Danes in 1911. The town draws over one million visitors per year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvang,_California

https://goo.gl/maps/3bd8Wi4Wzkk

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Your visit to Los Angeles would not be complete without seeing Grauman's Chinese Theater. It is where famous movie stars have left their footprints and handprints in concrete. It is only 6.3 km from the Petersen Museum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre

https://goo.gl/maps/nEPC5cDmYvK2

[KTPhil]

[origowner]

If you are in San Diego on a Tuesday evening come to San Diego Air Cooled Meeting at Carl's Jr corner of 3rd and Moss in Chula Vista expect 30 cars.

In Denmark a couple of months ago, enjoyed it

[VW_Jimbo]

I 2nd this!

The Nethercutt museum is the number one thing you want to go to! Awesome museum!

Heres the 46. Note the one piece windows!

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[vwmorten]

Awesome, you guys are the best...!

We will definitely consider a trip SD, cruise & meets are always a good way to meet people

Allready been to Solvang, but thanks for the suggestion

Thanks a lot for the list of VW-shops, i remember a lot of the names from reading HotVW´s for the last 30 years, we will probably visit a few of them

I have started to make a map of the places we "Could" see (of places around LA):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qlFYczLE_aiune6Si_ZzLsR1iv04rMSO&usp=sharing
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[67_13Deluxe]

Not exactly VW related unless they have Ted Bundys beetle but I have always wanted to check out the Museum of Death in LA. Ill be out there in June so Ill go take a look!

[vwmorten]

wow, looks nice and creepy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wXLLuvzdqc
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54 judson oval
58 Porsche speedster replica
60 single cab
65 westy
67 samba
71 earlybay

[Cusser]

[tizzfishin]

Saturday March 2nd check out Donuts and Darelicts in Huntington Beach. It starts at 6am. While you are in HB check out bolsa China beach and you will see a bunch of busses. Then you can cruise by pier side parts.
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[nsracing]

Skid Row? Be careful where you sit -might be a needlestick up your butt from all the dirty syringes all over the place.

if you drive and park - lots of smash and grabs. It is a hobby over there.

Weather is very nice. You may get to enjoy.

[tizzfishin]

Saturday March 2nd check out Donuts and Darelicts in Huntington Beach. It starts at 6am. While you are in HB check out bolsa China beach and you will see a bunch of busses. Then you can cruise by pier side parts.
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"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea"

[Rome]

For your possible trip to Las Vegas (LV), take an extra day and drive out part of the way along historic Route 66 in California. You can leave the metro LA area on I-15 north, then turn off onto Rt 66 at Victorville. V'ville has a nice, small Rt 66 museum which is worth a visit. Follow Rt 66 north/northeast to Barstow, then continue on 66 east. Gets lonely very quickly once you pass Intersate 40. If you've seen the movie "Bagdad Cafe" from 1988, it was filmed at the cafe in Newberry Springs which is one of the first villages you reach after Barstow.

A few miles east of Amboy and Roy's Cafe on Rt 66 you can turn north to get to Kelso Depot with is very impressive, restored railway station. Part of the National Park Service. Continue north and get back onto I-15 east towards LV. Or, instead of turning north to Kelso, continue on Rt 66 east until US Rt 95 and take that north all the way to LV. Take 1/2 day to take a tour of Hoover Dam. If they still offer the "hard hat tour" based in the Visitor Center, take that; it takes you into the walkways inside the actual dam wall and down to the powerplant turbines at the base. I did that tour in 1996 and was very impressed.

When heading back from LV and you want to go on more back roads, head towards Pahrump NV on Rt 160. Before getting to that town, turn off southwest on the Old Spanish Trail Highway whcih goes thru Tecopa. It ends at Rt 127 which you take south to Baker, CA that is right on I-15 again.

In the past 20 years I've driven on most of these roads during weekend explorations from Los Angeles-based business trips. ON the little-traveled side roads through the desert, especially north of Kelso or on the Old Spanish Trail, pull over and turn the engine off. Get out of the car and listen to the quietness...

[vwmorten]

Hey everyone, now we are about to go on the plane for LA

Is there anything car related going on the next week? -would be thankful for ideas and suggestions

Lars and Morten from Copenhagen
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54 judson oval
58 Porsche speedster replica
60 single cab
65 westy
67 samba
71 earlybay

[KTPhil]

This Sunday 3/3 the West Side VW club will be having their monthly meeting. They drive to, and park on, the Santa Monica Pier. Usually 50-100 old VWs, coffee, great sights (if a bit rainy this weekend), and GREAT people! Plan on being there from maybe 9 to 11, plus or minus.