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20th Annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, Half Moon Bay’s spectacular showcase of motorized mechanical marvels from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries –– more than 2,000 ultra cool antique, vintage, classic, custom and exotic displays for public viewing. Automobiles ranging from hot rods, dragsters, customs, low riders, imports, street machines and muscle cars to fanciful touring, luxury, and sports cars; also exceptional vintage warbirds, classics from the 40’s and 50’s and homebuilt aircraft, tricked out trucks and motorcycles, model-T fire engines, antique engines and tractors, helicopter and plane rides, kinetic art, rolling sculptures, extreme toys, mega-modified machines, military tanks, a display of advanced “green” technology vehicles, high-flying Freestyle Motocross Demos, Unicycle Drag Racing, monster truck rides, kid’s amusements, food and live music with Shana Morrison, Claddagh, Andy Santana and others –– to benefit the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.
•Headline attractions include adrenaline-pumping, high-flying freestyle motocross demos; military aviation wonders like “Heavenly Body” –– a historic B-25 Bomber from World War II, a highly modified P-51 Mustang “Strega” –– 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races; “Deathstalker” –– the world’s only M-551 Sheridan Tank from Operation Desert Storm; mad scientist Jack Schroll's "El Diablo" –– a menacing jet-powered flame effects device designed for Burning Man Festival; ace aerobatics pilot Eddie Andreini doing fly-overs in his Stearman bi-plane and Russian fighter; Wild Bill’s one-of-a-kind amphibious “watercar”; the KISS Tribute Harley paying homage to the icons of rock & roll; the “Aerocar” –– a Jetson’s inspired space-age car that actually flies; and “World Record Wonderland” featuring the super sleek “Ack Attack” and “BuddFab” motorcycle streamliners, both world land speed record holders.
•Hundreds of aviation wonders will be on display –– homebuilts, classics from the 40's and 50's, exceptional vintage warbirds, and sport and ultralight aircraft. See a spectacular display of meticulously restored military marvels including “Heavenly Body” –– a historic B-25 Bomber from World War II, several P-51 Mustangs (America's premier World War II fighter) including a highly modified P-51 “Strega” –– 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races, YAK Russian fighters and an impressive array of T-33, T-6 and T-28 military fighters and trainers. Many will be doing spine-tingling fly-overs during the show. Thrilling rides will be offered in helicopters, vintage bi-planes and a T-6 military trainer –– rides range $40-$300.
•Cars come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Spectators will get a rare up-close look at antique horseless carriages and Ford Model T’s, fanciful touring and luxury cars, powerful sports cars, custom cars and street rods, muscle cars, vintage and modern era high-performance race cars, quirky art and pedal cars, modified street machines with cutting edge styles, exotic high-performance cars, stylish European cars, ultra cool low-riders, sporty compacts, modified imports with flashy graphics, fashionable hip-hop urban show cars, homebuilt kit cars, super-charged turbo cars and trucks, “green” technology/alternative fuel vehicles, streamliners, dragsters, funny cars, gassers, and jet cars.
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