Event Coverage Chopped and Dropped 2025 LBC

My Daughter and I took her ‘64 El Co to the Chopped and Dropped show in Long Beach California yesterday put on by Nosed and Decked. The show was BAD ASS and had a killer turnout. Hung out with some great friends and made some new ones.

I’m no photographer and these were just pictures me and my daughter took. We weren’t trying to do event coverage just pictures of stuff we liked. Some of them are screenshots of videos I took. I love seeing the cars in action, moving down the street. So, I guess what I’m trying to say is there were a lot more killer cars there that I didn’t get pictures of.

If anyone wants to add their pictures to this thread, please post them.

 

Great rides, Jim! Couple of my favorites.

 

Yes, me too!!!
Both are friends cars

 

I think that you did great coverage of the event! You even managed to get two Riviera's in one photo.
Outstanding job.

 

Looks like a great gathering...thanks for the shots

 

Thanks!!! I’m a FOOL for those Rivi’s!!!!
The Lavender one is new friend Bill Price’s
The car is incredible in person

 

Thanks for the pictures. I was gonna go, but I'm lame.

 

WOW!!!...Some great stuff..Thanks for sharing @Jim Bouchard.

 

The Lavender Rivi is spectacular for sure, done just right! @straykatkustoms sent me mine, they're great people. Jessie's El Camino looks great also.

 

I love that one too Dan. I could stare at it on my desk. Thanks for the compliment on her car. She’s been taking it all over the place and having loads of fun

 

looks like a good time. thanks for posting

 

Thanks Jim, great pictures.

 

Nice stuff! Thanks for posting!

 

Those are great photos.

 

Fantastic cars, fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

Good stuff! Thanks for the pics.

 

Great pictures thanks.

 

There's some high-end stuff in some of those pics. I approve!

 

Hello,

Wow, right down in the middle of California Heights portion of what we called outer Bixby Knolls. A lot of our old friends used to live in “Cal Heights.” For us, the labels were not around and most knew of it as outer Bixby Knolls. One of our favorite little, out of the way restaurants is a few blocks eastward on the same street, Wardlow Road.

The gathering is impressive. The location brings back tons of memories of our teenage years going East-West on Wardlow Road. If one went far enough westward as in “go west, young folks…” one would drive by the original Lion’s Dragstrip on the edge of Wardlow Road, as it blends into 223rd street past the Lion’s Dragstrip entrance. It was not so far away and took minutes to get there.
Wardlow Road + the start of 223rd Street.

Jnaki

So, nice photos of the cool hot rods and old cruising grounds from our good old days. Picture my 1958 Impala cruising down Wardlow Road to get to Atlantic Avenue and our our teenage gathering spots. Nice location back then and thanks for the great photos of the current event and location memories…
memories by @themoose

 

Hello,

Sorry, I forgot, going East on Wardlow Road was a dead end at the outer Long Beach Airport grounds. It was also the end connection to the Cherry Avenue Drags location. Once the drags (that started in East Bixby Knolls) were finished at Carson Street, there were quick exits.


If we needed to continue on Cherry Avenue, to the California Heights area near 37th street, then there were side streets, and plenty of alleys to hide if necessary. Plus, our friend's houses and backyards were just a stone's throw down the street. That was a good area.

Jnaki

Since, the California Heights area was part industrial and full of business zones. There were paint shops, upholstery shops and lots of little shops for auto, markets and gas stations, too. Some of the best little restaurants were also located along the East-West running streets in this zone. YRMV
From 1957 into the spring of 1965... this Impala was a Bixby Knolls (Cal Heights) local. For the next several years beyond, my old sedan was a continuing sight in the same area as the young teen who bought the Impala from me, still had several years of high school yet to complete.

 

I’m better now,
that I got my morning fix
Looks like a great group of people with really kool automobiles

 

Thank You Jim
All Beauties
The olive gray, Cadillac motored ( foxtail ) WWWs........
The 'A' Coupe, my weakness, sporting a rare sight of **2-Twos.
Love the 'we just use the sidewalk'
@Sky Six The double 'Riv' photo, also holds a pair of Caddies

 

Thanks Jim. Looks like it was a great day. I sure like your daughter’s El Camino. Very cool.

 

Thanks Bob.
I’m a fan of your Roadster.

She’s 23 years old and the second owner of the car and did almost everything on the car herself. I oversaw and taught her along the way of course but from the start told her I’m not going to build it for you. She definitely has the skills and knowledge to back it up. I couldn’t be a more proud Dad.