You might think there's no room for newcomers in the world of Southern California auto shows but luckily the organizers of the Classic Auto Show didn't think so.

And we're glad they took the plunge hosting their first event in Los Angeles three years ago.  For their 3rd Annual Classic Auto Show, they moved the venue down to Orange County.

We dispatched iDriveSoCal's Professor, Clinton Quan, and his Associate Professor, pictured below to check out the show.  They came back with this complete report.  Click play to listen below or continue reading and check out the great Classic Auto Show pictures.

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

3rd Annual Classic Auto Show

Clinton "The Professor" Quan: It’s an outdoor and indoor venue, so they had cars that were inside and outside as well and there were over 2,000 vehicles that were on display.

There were car clubs that were represented at the event, there are muscle cars, there’s hotrods, antiques, classics, a wide range of vehicles.  Adam Carolla was the grand marshal for the event.

1972 Alpine

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

Professor: Hey, Tom!

Tom: Hello, my friend. This podcast—it’s been a while. Good to see you.

"...there are muscle cars, there’s hotrods, antiques, classics, a wide range of vehicles.  Adam Carolla was the grand marshal for the event."

Professor: Good seeing you, too. Yeah, it’s been quite some time.

Tom: Podcast listeners totally know that it’s been a while.

Professor: They don’t.

Tom: But thank you for tuning in. Thank you for listening. This podcast is about the Classic Auto Show.

Cars Show that Makes The Cut

The good Professor hits all of the top auto shows, has very discriminating taste

when it comes to all things automotive.

He knows what shows—there are tons of shows to hit throughout the year and that’s going to be another whole podcast.

Professor: Absolutely.

1954 Citroen

Tom: But there are tons, I mean, every weekend there’s shows to hit, right?

Professor: There are automotive events that literally take place every single weekend in Southern California.

Tom: Professor Quan here…

If you’re a new listener, I call Clinton the Professor because he just keeps his finger on the pulse of everything coming out of all the manufacturers.

"This year they decided to move it to Orange County in Cosa Mesa at the OC Fair and Event Center."

Domestic, import, luxury, exotics, supercars, you name it. I mean, he goes to shows like regularly.

Pretty much every weekend, he’s seeing something automotive-related. If he’s not, that’s the anomaly in his life.

This is cool, because we then leverage that expertise into iDriveSoCal. Clinton, for the most part, curates iDriveSoCal’s events calendar. Thank you for doing that.

Porsche 356 Speedster

And any big events that are worthy…

Because again, all you have to do is Google and you can find something automotive-related.

Something going on every Saturday, every Sunday, of the year, somewhere in Southern California, hands down, no problem.

The thing is, which ones do I want to go to? That’s why I come to iDriveSoCal, to find the gems.

One of them that we covered recently, The Best of France and Italy? Or is it Italy and France?

The Best of France and Italy

Professor: The Best of France and Italy, yes, you are correct.

Tom: The Best of France and Italy.