Community Hot Rod Project Raises Funds for Vocational Training Center
Nonprofit Proposes Converting Airport Hangars Into Center and Museum
On August 10-11, the Community Hot Rod Project (CHRP) hosted a weekend-long Auto Expo that included a rally, gala, and car show to raise funds for its noble and exciting plan to create a vocational training center for all ages. It was the reemergence of the car show after a year off, this time on the picturesque Great Meadow at Santa Barbara City College, drawing 200 autos from the past century.
The event featured some exotic cars and supercars, which, according to key volunteer Jeff Clark, people otherwise don’t get to see in the wild — they sit in private collections and museums. The event had as its Grand Marshal Dave Shuten, cofounder of the renowned Galpin Speed Shop, who presented an award, as did various sponsors. Then the main awards, scored by auto class by a team of 10 judges, were presented.
Among the notable autos present and receiving an award was Dieter Meijer’s 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, valued at more than $2.5 million.
