Awesome Auto Shows in June here in Southern California?  Oh yeah, summer is huge for car shows!  Arguably June is the best month of the year for auto shows.  But, September is not too far behind.

Here's our second annual report covering The Professor's Awesome Auto Show June!  And, if you simply cannot contain yourself the below list links to each of the shows on our events calendar:

Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show

Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance

San Marino Motor Classic

Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance

San Clemente Car Show

Highway Earth Car Show

Rods and Roses Car Show

But, you really should continue reading or click play below and check out all the preview pictures.  And be sure to hit these shows - you will not be disappointed!

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Tom: Welcome to iDriveSoCal the podcast, all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, Southern California, Tom Smith here with the good profess, Mr. Clinton Quan. Say hello, Clinton.

Professor: Hey, Tom.

Tom: Hello my friend. This podcast, what are we covering right now? Oh, the Professor's awesome auto show June. Dun, dun, dun, dun!

San Marino Motor Classic | Awesome June!

For those of you that are new to the iDriveSoCal podcast, or new to the Professor and the auto shows, quick overview.

iDriveSoCal, obviously we cover all things automotive, transportation, and from the home base here in Southern California, the automotive capital of not only the United States but the automotive capital of the world.

The Professor's Awesome Auto Show June!

Now, the good Professor is a car... I would say an uber automotive enthusiast. And so, he kind of curates that majority, probably like 95% of our I Drive SoCal events calendar.

So, Mr. Quan, the Professor, is dialed into all of the very best automotive events year-round here in Southern California.

Rodeo Concours Lamborghini 350 GT

And when we first started this over a year ago, Clinton was saying, "Oh my god, June's going to be so awesome, there's this show, there's that show, there's this show, there's that... "

So, we hatched the plan, hey, let's... make it something, we'll call it the Professor's Awesome Auto Show June, and dun, dun, dun, dun! My little... whatever. Yeah.

Tom: So now that you're all completely on the edge of your seats, June is huge for auto shows.

And the Professor has his favorite picks that we're going to share. I think there's a little bit of a difference between this year and last year based on some scheduling.

Professor: Yes.

Tom: So, without further ado, Professor, why don't you take it away.

Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show

Professor: Well let's start off with the first weekend in June, because there are two major events that take place.

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The first one is going to be Saturday, June 1st, and that's going to be the Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show. And I believe this is the 12th annual event, started in 2008. And this takes place out in Chino Hills at the Boys Republic. Now, this is a school where Steven McQueen attended, and that's a major reason why the car show is held there.

Tom: And it's for troubled youth kind of thing, or-

Professor: Troubled teens.

Tom: Or at risk, at risk-

Professor: Yes.

Tom: Okay.

Professor Quan & Associate Professor

Professor: Correct, yes.

Tom: Kids that might be going down the wrong path, they go to this school. So Steve McQueen went to this school because he w...