{"id":629126,"date":"2018-01-07T01:14:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T09:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=629126"},"modified":"2018-01-06T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:28:58","slug":"hit-first-donut-derelicts-2018-first-batch-photos-huntington-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-galleries\/hit-first-donut-derelicts-2018-first-batch-photos-huntington-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"We Hit The First Donut Derelicts Of 2018 And Here Is Our First Batch Of Photos From Huntington Beach!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We actually feel bad for the 90 million of you that are currently in freezing conditions, as we’re throwing a hoodie on and going to the first Donut Derelicts cruise in of 2018 still wearing flip flops. I know, we suck. But the good thing for those of you who can’t get your hot rods out and cruising is that we took a bunch of photos from this first Donuts of 2018 to share with you and they are all below. If you don’t know what Donut Derelicts is, then you need to make sure you add it to your list of must attend SoCal car culture things. Donut Derelicts is a low key neighborhood style cruise in event that fills up at the crack of dawn and then usually has cars parking across the street as well.<\/p>\n

Think Cars and Coffee but this one started decades before some douchebag thought you had to put coffee in the title, and without the Lambo and McLaren Wang measuring contest.<\/p>\n

Here is the story of how Donut Derelicts got started, directly from their website.<\/p>\n

Do-nut\/ der-e-licts, pn. Do’nut, Der,el’ icts. 1. Traditional, hearty individual,<\/div>\n
bent\u00a0on increasing horsepower, style, and a sense of independence through automotive expression”\u00a0 2. An obsessive, compulsive for whom\u00a0fast is never<\/div>\n
fast enough, shiny\u00a0is never shiny enough, and at the cost of all else; seeks<\/div>\n
the ultimate fellowship with\u00a0others who share\u00a0the “addiction” for all that<\/div>\n
is mechanical.<\/div>\n
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There are many tales of the who, what, where and when Donut Derelicts all got started\u00a0on the famous corner of Magnolia & Adams in Surf City, Huntington Beach, California.<\/div>\n
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Adams Avenue Donuts has long been a community meeting place for old timers to gather\u00a0and discuss the local politics, the list of chores their wives had waiting at home for them\u00a0and other topics of nostalgia.\u00a0 Some of these beginning old timers were hot rod enthusiasts,\u00a0Jim McCain, Ronnie Parrick, Ed & Harold, Mark Porter & Tom Witherby to name a few.<\/div>\n
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The guys would meet around 7ish each Saturday morning. Man, has that changed!\u00a0 They’d\u00a0enjoy coffee and a donut and exchange pleasantries and\u00a0opposing political views.\u00a0 In February, 1985, they decided to meet at the donut shop with their cars.\u00a0 They added “bench racing” and “sports” to their morning discussions, replacing some of the less important and more controversial topics.<\/div>\n
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After many Saturday morning gatherings, one by one, the local street rod owners started to join in.\u00a0 Before long, not only was the front row of the parking lot filled, but the back row and the remainder of the lot began to fill.\u00a0 The whole thing started to gain momentum.\u00a0 A phone list was started by Jim McCain that had 90 plus names and a heading dubbed “Donut Derelicts”\u00a0.\u00a0 That list is still in existence and proudly so is the name..<\/div>\n

The word was out!\u00a0 Every street rod, hot rod, classic and specialty creation from the South Bay to Laguna and parts unknown had heard about the self proclaimed “Donut Derelicts”.\u00a0 People come each Saturday to marvel at the beautiful creations of those who have spent thousands of hours, gallons of wax, and tons of money for a hobby that keeps\u00a0enthusiasts out of trouble, cash and honey-dos.<\/p>\n

 
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