unlike the disappointing turn out at El Cajon and La Mesa, Escondido's weekly Friday night cruise was at it's usual full turn out strength

Ultravan #227

70 Hemi Charger was interesting to look at, but this is the first time I've seen a Hurst shifter installed under the console

nice 55

It's been a long time since I've seen a B&M Quick Silver

a Mercury twin cab truck? I don't think I've seen one before

nice Bullitt tribute

I don't think I've ever posted a Gran Torino

Sweet Glasspar at the Escondido cruise last night

I found a Charger that seems to have original tires at the Escondido weekly Friday night cruise

a 75-year-old woman who was "confused" was picking up her granddaughter, accelerated to approx 75mph, in a school parking lot, crashed through a fence, and struck 2 students and a parent on the grounds of a middle school

Just before 2 p.m. today, the 2nd day of school, a grandmother was picking up her granddaughter from the school on Reed Road when she accidentally accelerated instead of hitting the brake, the car crashed through a fence, hitting a mother and her 11-year-old child.

A girl inside the car, who had yet to buckle her seatbelt, was treated at the scene for minor injuries to her face.

The 11 yr old was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital to be treated for a possible broken arm and her 42-year-old mother was taken to Palomar Hospital.

The crash happened on campus around 1:52 p.m., according to the police Lt. Kearney who added,  the driver was a 75-year-old woman at the school to pick up students, became "confused" and accelerated at a high rate of speed through the parking lot. 

Principal Trent Smith sent an email to the school community saying that a driver plowed through a fence and hit two students and a parent shortly after dismissal.

"Because many of our students witnesses this event, we will be sharing information with them first thing tomorrow morning during our Raider Time," the email said.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Driver-Goes-Through-Fence-Hits-2-Students-and-Parent-at-Hidden-Valley-Middle-School-491071421.html
https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/08/16/3-injured-when-car-plows-through-fence-at-escondido-middle-school/
https://www.10news.com/news/car-plows-through-fence-at-escondido-middle-school-injuring-three

I doubt people at the cruise realized they were getting a great opportunity to check out a concours competitor, the 1953 Glasspar G2 I last saw at the 2012 Dana Pt Concours de Elegance

For a full gallery:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/06/jerry-woods-1953-glasspar-g2-with-331.html

This must sound incredible past the speed limit

Jim Jacobs' hot rod, I saw it in the GNRS 2010 exhibit in the NHRA museum

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/cars-that-have-been-on-magazine-covers.html

“Jake and I were walking through Pasadena and saw a guy with a guitar case with labels plastered all over it,” recalled Tony Thacker. “Jake said he always wanted to do that with the tub. [Gray Baskerville called it “Jakeoupage”] I said, ‘Let’s go do it.’ We went home and started cutting up old Hot Rod magazines and put them on the tub.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0802rc-the-jim-jacobs-story/

Thanks Sandy!