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Happy New Year 2019

Have a great last weekend of 2018. And get ready for 2019. We had a great year did a lot of good things for a lot of good people who needed the help. We lost a few good friends and gained a few as well it’s a great hobby and lifestyle. As long as I am upright and able to do it I will enjoy it and be grateful for the friends I’ve had because of it. So go out there and enjoy your New Year’s celebrations and be safe all you party animals and lets have a great New Year.

Happy New Year

Thanks from

Steve and all of us from Steve’s Hot Rod Garage

Here is something from Ken

We Really Do Like Verifiable Statistics

Happy New Year to all. There should be few excuses for not making this a great 2019. We all have “obstacles” but they are little more than just day to day life and should not upset us but just keep us going. Enjoy every minute you can…..No matter your age you are running out of time. Try something new this year and dare to tweak the way you have always done things for a better life experience. A couple days ago a good friend said, “I’m just not wired that way” when discussing wondering around a bit on road trips instead of pedal to the metal to reach a destination. Remember that ultimately we all have the same destination and that is the end of life as we know it, so experience all you can.

On another note: Hagerty Insurance sure gets a lot of information out there to collector car fans. I have no idea if we are getting a good deal or not on our premiums but it seems complaints about premiums or settlements through them are minimal. We may get busted for using some of their copyrighted information, but we are not doing anything but supporting them. Here are some interesting things:

These cars are the biggest winners and losers of the 2018 collector market

Click on this link →  http://www.myatrium.com/car-show-update-12-30-18/   to see what’s up in the car show world in our area.

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

Thursday – Recurring Monthly Event – First Thursday – Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley – 1880
Grille in Mesquite, NV – 1499, Falcon Ridge Pkwy, Mesquite, NV 5 PM – 7 PM Mesquite Time Everyone is welcome for Cruise-In/Show & Shine/Dinner.

Saturday Jan 5th Cars & Coffee @ Perks on Sunset. 9 AM 1st Saturday each month. Friends, Fumes and fun. See the flyer. CLICK HERE for more info. Everyone is invited.

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Happy New Year !!!

Have a great last weekend of 2018. And get ready for 2019. We had a great year did a lot of good things for a lot of good people who needed the help. We lost a few good friends and gained a few as well it’s a great hobby and lifestyle. As long as I am upright and able to do it I will enjoy it and be grateful for the friends I’ve had because of it. So go out there and enjoy your New Year’s celebrations and be safe all you party animals and lets have a great New Year.

Saturday I got a whole lotta nuttin. So enjoy your New Years weekend. And we’ll start it up again next week.

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

Thursday – Recurring Monthly Event – First Thursday – Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley – 1880
Grille in Mesquite, NV – 1499, Falcon Ridge Pkwy, Mesquite, NV 5 PM – 7 PM Mesquite Time Everyone is welcome for Cruise-In/Show & Shine/Dinner.

Saturday Jan 5th Cars & Coffee @ Perks on Sunset. 9 AM 1st Saturday each month. Friends, Fumes and fun. See the flyer. CLICK HERE for more info. Everyone is invited.

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Merry Christmas Hot Rodders

I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for your patronage of Steve’s Hot Rod Garage and Desert Cruzin Website and Thank Everyone for the support. It really is important to me and my guys and gives us the opportunity to do the things we love and make a living at it.

We are in our 8th year and without Awesome Customers, Good Friends and a Great Team at the shop this would not be possible. We have some great plans for the shop and DC for the upcoming year stay tuned. Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

And yes this is all I have on the calendar this week. If I have missed something just let me know.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Bruce Tatman‘s Christmas card artwork

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Barrelling Down on 2019. Get Your Shopping Done We Are Running Out Of Time.

Posted By  on December 20, 2018

Unbelievable all of the great things Collector Care/Special Interest Vehicle people have accomplished in 2018. I really wish there was just one main spokesperson for our hobby in the Desert Region to let all the people know just what it is you all do for everyone. We know just some of the things the Over The Hill Gang has done for the community around the Mesquite, Beaver Dam, Littlefield, Bunkerville, and Scenic Areas. We find out very little anymore regarding Cedar City & Parowan areas, Page & Big Water areas, Kanab and Hwy. 89 areas. Just around the St. George area we have trouble getting anyone to send in photos, flyers, or plans coming up. It may even be a break for us if Rodney King just moved up here somewhere to get everyone in the same book let alone on the same page. Ain’t gunna to happen folks.

Posted by Steve on December 20, 2018

To expand on what Ken said he had been doing this site and trying to get everyone’s events and shows and has also posted photos from shows, for years the amount of work to do this is hard to explain. We try to find everything we can to post if you have an event or photos you want posted just send them to desertcruzin@gmail.com. I took over the site in 2015 and the first of 2018 we had to redo the whole site we now have even more power to do the things we need to do and all the things Ken w0uld like to see this site do. Remember that you can see Kens site at the top bar or click on his name above his story.

If you know of anyone that should be recognised that we may have missed get me the info and we will fix that. We will have a few new things to add to the site this year. So if you have events or anything else you would like added to Desert Cruzin give us a call or send an email and let’s see how we can help.

I would assume since Tuesday is Christmas that Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner in Mesquite is probably cancelled but I haven’t heard. But I have confirmed with Shane “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel is good to go on Wed.

Steve

Saturday Recurring Monthly Event – Car Guys Care Burger Cruise – Cruise-In 4th Saturday 4 PM – 6 PM held in the parking lot of Freddy’s Steakburgers Located just to the North of Costco St. George – For information contact Shane Dastrup CarGuysCare@gmail.com  435-619-9770

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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No Lack Of Car Things This Week

Short and sweet with the holidays upon us, traffic, people and out of town visitors seems to take all our time. Besides how can we go wrong with Keith’s bright yeller pick em up truck Enjoy.

Tuesday –Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.  CLICK HERE for more info.

Tuesday -5pm-7pm – Show & Shine!! – 700 Degree Pizza – 974 W Sunset Blvd – (see attached Flyer)

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM. CLICK HERE for more info.

Saturday Recurring Monthly Event – Car Guys Care Burger Cruise – Cruise-In 4th Saturday 4 PM – 6 PM held in the parking lot of Freddy’s Steakburgers Located just to the North of Costco St. George – For information contact Shane Dastrup CarGuysCare@gmail.com  435-619-9770  (CLICK HERE) for more info.

There is a lot of fun events planned for the fall we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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There is No Break in Car Stuff – Good for Us

Sorry about the different look seems the website folks made some changes I am having to get figured out.  Thanks Ken for this weeks post remember you can go to Kens Corner above to see all his stuff.


Can y’all believe Christmas is heading toward us like a blown 396 cid with its gps locked and loaded on our fannies? Wow. The older I get the harder time I have wrapping my mind around it is almost the end of another year in our lives. The good part is people are great, life is beautiful, business is terrific, and we really do have it made. Heaven forbid should we still have to do business but the other three are lookin’ perfect. The rest of this year is going to be busy if you want to get out and hit all the car events. Check out the list below.

December 15th – Saturday – St George Diesels Invites “YOU” to a “TOYS 4 TOTS TRUCK MEET” “Spool UP Give BACK!!” Location:1110 S Bluff St (The Old Ricardo’s Restaurant – next to the “Rally Stop”) Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00pm

December 15th – Saturday – Recurring Monthly Event – Iceberg Cruise-In/Show & Shine Organized by The Desert Rodders of Southern Utah 5 PM – 7 PM TOYS FOR TOTS Please bring unwrapped toy or donate cash – 200 East St. George Blvd. Flyer HERE

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Another GREAT Week Behind Us and Ahead of Us

I think Ken hit the nail on the head and pretty much covered it all. So he has done this weeks post, I always love reading his posts so when ever he writes one it will always trump mine. He is always such a perfectionist on these that I had to leave the little mistake on the Desert Rodders Iceberg event I’m pretty sure it is not at 55 o’clock, Enjoy Thanks Ken 

As another week flashes by I wanted to remind everyone of the significant difference Collector Car people make in our communities.

Just briefly we want to thank all those great people who came out very early Saturday morning to say goodbye for now to our old friend Ed Cauble. I don’t think Sharon would have guessed so many coming out to cruise to the mortuary from Sharon’s house. Very inspirational to all those cruising.

The Desert Rodders’ annual Shop-with-a-Cop fundraiser was apparently a huge success with around $4,000 raised thanks to all those participating and especially Don & JoAnn Ipson for allowing the club and invited guests to dine in their beautiful facility which houses one of the best car collections around.

The annual Toys-4-Tots Car Show organized by Desert Sports Management and Car Guys Care was another great show with contributions including at least $2,300 in cash and hundreds of unwrapped new toys. This year there is a change to the method used to distribute the toys instead of many people involved in deliveries the gift receiving families should pick up their gifts. A very good idea in our minds.

Can you all believe it is pushing 2019? 2019! Are you kidding? It was just 1945…. What the heck happened to all those years. Luckily “The Good Old Days” are right now folks. Get out and do stuff because we are running out of time in turbo mode.

The Desert Rodders will also be holding a Toys-4-Tots at their monthly Iceberg Cruise-In this coming Saturday. Be sure to get all your friends to drop a gift by Iceberg Drive Inn between 55 PM and 7 PM

Click right HERE to view the upcoming car show events list for the next 45 days or so.

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM

Saturday 5 PM to 7 PM. Desert Rodders Iceberg Drive In Show & Shine 200 East St George Blvd.

There is a lot of fun events planned we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Goodbye Old Friend Weekend Update 12/7/18

Posted By  on December 1, 2018

Our friend and fellow hot rodder Ed Cauble passed away Nov 29. His funeral will be DEC 8th at metcalf mortuary. The viewing will be 900-945 and the funeral will be at 1000. His wife Sharon would like the hot rodders to bring their hot rods to her house at 830 in the morning and cruise to metcalf mortuary. Her address is 2475 South 2070 East circle St George.

Saturday Our friend and fellow hot rodder Ed Cauble passed away Nov 29. His funeral will be DEC 8th at metcalf mortuary. The viewing will be 900-945 and the funeral will be at 1000. His wife Sharon would like the hot rodders to bring their hot rods to her house at 830 in the morning and cruise to metcalf mortuary. Her address is 2475 South 2070 East circle St George.

Saturday Tuacahn Market Show and Shine 10 AM to 1 PM Breakfast & Lunch available starting at 9:00 AM Everyone is invited.

 

Here is a service for some of the elderly in our community who are sometimes forgotten during the Holidays. This is a cause my family has supported for sometime now when my daughter called last nite we discovered that there was still 90 people not adopted yet this is unusual. We are going to do as many as we can I encourage others to do the same.

Senior Adoptions may be made at:

  • Orange Peel, 42 River Road #13, St. George

    • Free medium smoothie with adoption

  • 25 Main, 25 North Main Street, St. George

    • Free cupcake with adoption

  • Swig, 300 West St. George Blvd, St. George, and 1550 West State Street, Hurricane

    • Free cookie with adoption

  • St. George Senior Center, 245 North 200 West, St. George

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM.

 

There is a lot of fun events planned for the summer we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve

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Goodbye Old Friend

Posted By  on December 1, 2018

Our friend and fellow hot rodder Ed Cauble passed away Nov 29. His funeral will be DEC 8th at metcalf mortuary. The viewing will be 900-945 and the funeral will be at 1000. His wife Sharon would like the hot rodders to bring their hot rods to her house at 830 in the morning and cruise to metcalf mortuary. Her address is 2475 South 2070 East circle St George.

 

Tuesday Recurring Monthly Event – Gears, Grub & Mud at Peggy Sue’s Diner Organized by The Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley 8 AM Mesquite Time – EVERYONE invited.

 

Wednesday “Hot Rod Hangout” Cracker Barrel Each Wednesday Year-around Hours Arrive any time after 8:30 AM.

 

Thursday – Recurring Monthly Event – First Thursday – Over the Hill Gang of Virgin Valley – 1880
Grille in Mesquite, NV – 1499, Falcon Ridge Pkwy, Mesquite, NV 5 PM – 7 PM Mesquite Time Everyone is welcome for Cruise-In/Show & Shine/Dinner.

 

Saturday Our friend and fellow hot rodder Ed Cauble passed away Nov 29. His funeral will be DEC 8th at metcalf mortuary. The viewing will be 900-945 and the funeral will be at 1000. His wife Sharon would like the hot rodders to bring their hot rods to her house at 830 in the morning and cruise to metcalf mortuary. Her address is 2475 South 2070 East circle St George.

 

Saturday Tuacahn Market Show and Shine 10 AM to 1 PM Breakfast & Lunch available starting at 9:00 AM Everyone is invited

 

There is a lot of fun events planned for the summer we hope to see you there.

This site brought to you by: Steve’s Hot Rod Garage   

Get out there and support all you can have a great week.

Thanks Steve