Cruise Photos: Donut Derelicts Is Still Going Strong Despite It All – So Cal Hot Rodders Hanging Out!

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Cruise Photos: Donut Derelicts Is Still Going Strong Despite It All – So Cal Hot Rodders Hanging Out!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – It has been a year of cancellation. A year of delay. A year of isolation. It has also been a year of incredible and seemingly counter-intuitive business growth for many companies in the aftermarket. People took resources that they would normally spend in other places and they spent the money on their hot rods. We know of companies who saw revenue expansion of nearly 25% year over year. Why? Because hot rodders can’t, won’t, and shall never stop. No matter the circumstances, the challenges, this whole thing moves on and moves ahead.

Even the bedrock events that anchor us to the ground have trooped on. Events like the weekly o’dark thirty gathering of hot rodders known as Donut Derelicts. We have shot this event for years and years and because it’s basically the last one of the year, we figured we should stop in and get some historical record of what it looked like last weekend.

What did it look like? Gloriously normal. You’ll see masks, you’ll see distance, but you’ll see hot rods og all shape and size hanging out and you’ll see people who love cars, loving cars. We could go on for days but we won’t. Enjoy these photos of a supremely normal looking scene in Southern California, because cars.

Hit the images to expand these shots from Donut Derelicts, the Saturday cruise in SoCal –








 

 

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3 thoughts on “Cruise Photos: Donut Derelicts Is Still Going Strong Despite It All – So Cal Hot Rodders Hanging Out!”

  1. Scott Liggett

    One of the very few things I miss about living in SoCal. Remember rolling into Donut Derelicts at the crack of dawn after spending half the night at Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake Friday night. Copious amounts of caffeine were needed, but definitely worth it every time.

  2. Clifford Cake

    So glad to see some normalcy return to our hot rod scene! Yes, we have to take COVID seriously, and take precautions, but at my age, any day could be my last for numerous reasons, and I don’t want to spend it under arbitrary house arrest.

  3. Rod Webster

    These pics were a treat for me after 8 months of isolation and lockdown in Melbourne and no hot rod events or swap meets and especially after having attended Donut Derelicts myself for the last 3 years when I’ve come over for the LA Roadsters show. I will be back there as soon as this horrible virus is under control and it is safe to fly again. Stay safe hot rod brethren!

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