(Photos by Chad) – Lots of you know “Big Mike” Harrah from the insane 24-cylinder Detroit Diesel truck he is having built, but the dude has done lots more than that truck. Harrah is a big time business guy who is involved in many cool ventures. One of the coolest is a bitchin’ restaurant called “Original Mike’s” which is located in downtown Santa Ana, California.

Since Harrah is a crazed car guy, the place has lots of neat automotive decor, including a few old cars, the first fire truck Santa Ana ever had, and vintage signs, etc. The building is also purported to be the place where the first ever Buick dealer was opened in Santa Ana, which was back in 1919. This guy sure knows how to pick ’em!

Anyway, Harrah and his restaurant host a cool car show every month. We hit the scene for the February version of the event and fired off about 100 photos of the coolest cars we could find. There’s not much better than a nice California Sunday and hanging out with scads of cool iron. Hit the link below to see our galler from the 2012 Gasoline Alley Car Show – Santa Ana, California.

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