Rides and Coffee Panama

nia to take their sons dirt bike riding and talk politics over coffee and donuts. When one of the guys bought a 57 Chevy panel delivery, it started a revolution. Soon the entire crew found themselves with some old iron and in February of 1985, decided to start meeting at the shop with their cars and add bench racing and sports to their list of morning conversation. One by one, local street rod owners heard the buzz and started joining in. Before they knew it, every hot rod, street rod, classic and specialty creation from the South Bay to Laguna and parts unknown had heard about the Adams Avenue Donut meet. Their group grew to hundreds every weekend, to include local legends such as Art Chrisman (drag racer from the 60’s), Little John Butera (formerly with Hot Rods by Boyd) and Chip Foose. It soon became impossible to get a decent parking space if you weren’t out and about during the dark hours of the morning, with all spots taken before 6:30 am. Today you can still cruise into the “Donut Derelicts” and be amazed by the variety and quality of cars that drop by to join in the largest and most well-known weekly hot rod gathering in the world!