Goodguys Rod & Custom Association

I try to make it to the fairgrounds anytime there is an event and it is always spectacular. Plenty of street and hot rods, good vibes and great bbq! It would be nice if there were more choices then typical burger and hotdogs but I guess it all mixes in well with classic muscle. I will and alway come back!

Yesterday was my last visit to Good Guys unPleasanton. The show directors obvious dont care about the attendees once they have paid $ 18.00 to walk around with no real seating for the older folks. No access to water other than paying for it. No seating to comfortably watch the autocross in the heat of the day. Also, $ 8.00 to park! Absurd! Good Bye Good Guys.

The Good Guys Shows fills the Alameda County Fairgrounds several times a year. I try to go to at least one of the shows to drool over the cars that I had in the past or wished I had in the past, and really want now. This year as I wandered around, I stopped in the cars for sale section. I realized that even for a restore project I would have to take a large 2^nd mortgage to buy the car and begin the project. So I guess a classic car will not be sitting at my house anytime soon
There are beautiful cars all over the fairgrounds. There is a muscle car racing circle where the hotshots race, a market place for parts and live music in several locations. And there are several places to buy food. I can spend all day at this show so it one event I always go to by myself; I can take my time and not have to worry that someone else is not as intrigued as I am.
There is an admission to this show and it cost to park at the fairgrounds. This year I did buy a SocialLiving coupon for one show and found an online coupon for the other show.

I left there smelling like a mix of exhaust, street meat, and gasoline. I would expect nothing less from a car show. Not only do you get up close and personal with these old beauties but you also get to see them perform in a small road course. It was a decent way to spend a weekend afternoon but admission is $ 17 bucks. So you might be disappointed if you are not into Americana and cars.

We are members of Goodguys Rod Custom Association. One of the reasons I fell in love with my husband was because he loves cars and has plenty to take to a car show.
This year we brought 2, our 68 Fastback Mustang and our 73 Mercury XR7 Cougar. To get these cars ready for the show is a multi month long ordeal that Unilocal readers don’t have time for.
We get to the Alameda Fairgrounds at around 6:30 in the morning in order to get a good spot under the trees for the shade. This year there was about 2500 cars registered so getting there early is crucial to getting a good spot.
I am giving 3 stars because Goodguys is really disorganized. The lines to register for the event have no rhyme or reason and no one seems to care. The lines when driving into the event are disorganized and hectic and they make you drive on dirt roads sometimes to get in. No so great after spent hours detailing your car to just drive through a giant dust filled cloud that may have small pebbles flying through. Jerks.
They have a Car Corral where you can bring your cars to sell. Any kind of car. You may consider trying this because when you take your car to sell you also get a ticket to go to the show so you could leave your mini van in the Car Corral with your cell number on it and go check out the rest of the show. There were some really cool cars even there that were for sale.
This year they debuted the Auto Cross Track. It looked like a go-​kart track. This was not a track for muscle cars. Probably the worst track I have ever seen in my life. There was no way you could get in there and open it up. Someone crashed their car too. You could see that if you really didn’t know how your car handled in those tight turns you could loose control.
The swap meet is alright. I bought a vintage slides movie screen for $ 20 that was fully equipped. I also got an actual photograph of Marilyn Monroe. Actual as in it was a newly printed as a photograph from the original negative for $ 10. I was looking for vintage license plates from Arizona and didn’t see any.
Tons of cars this year. We go to this show because the other shows are for older years and non of our cars fit the criteria for those years. All of our cars are 65 and younger.
Car shows are family fun and bring people together in a good way.

I’m not a member of the assoc. but I did go to the show today at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. There sure were a lot of Rods and Customs. Some pretty nice cars if you like 50’s, 60’s and 70’s American. I enjoy checking them out but I’ve never owned one. It’s kind of historic, and nostalgic, in a way. However I could do without seeing the big chrome wheels. I mean what is with putting huge wheels on every type of car. It just looks so pimp. The show is on tomorrow, June 3, 2007 and then again next year, just like every year. Its gone up to $ 13 this year.
Here is a video of some of the cars I like: