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The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is set to kick off its 2017 show season with the 35th All American Get-Together this weekend at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
Customs will be the lead theme of the two days, with a Custom of the Year competition, a custom motorcycle show and a custom low-rider exhibit among the highlights of the event.
In all, more than 3,000 candy-colored and chromed hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks of all years will fill acres of the fairgrounds for a weekend dedicated to American-made and American-powered vehicles, organizers said.
Running Saturday and Sunday, the event will also feature vendor exhibits, a large swap meet, cars-for-sale corral, Nitro Thunderfest dragster exhibition, live music, Goodguys AutoCross racing, a kids zone and more.
Among the highlights will be the indoor display of custom cars as part of the 2017 Custom of the Year competition. The award is open to vehicles made from 1936 to 1972 and allows for all styles and genres, from traditional to modern to radical, organizers said.
As part of the custom motorcycle show, Arlen Ness Motorcycles will be on hand with 15 to 20 of their choppers and bikes, as will Ken Reister’s newly crowned “America’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle” fresh off the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in January.
A low-rider display, presented by Deadend Magazine, will bring together a slick selection of low-riders, as part of the magazine’s effort to bring its pages to life during the event, organizers said.
The Goodguys 35th All American Get-Together gates will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
General admission costs $20, kids (7-12) are $6, and youngsters 6 and under are free. Fairgrounds parking is $10. Active or retired military receive $5 off their general admission with valid military ID card. General admission tickets are available online for a discounted price of $17 through midnight this Friday (March 24).
To purchase tickets or register a car for the show, visit www.good-guys.com. For more information, call 838-9876.
These guys bring nothing but noisy polluters in and around our town and create traffic jam throughout the area. It’s a pity the state hasn’t shut this type of events down for the sake of our environment.
Sorry disagree. These autoshows showcase history and automobilia, the fact they exist as an event vs status quo, shows our progression and these events let us appreciate that evolution
When I first moved to Pleasanton I thought that these Goodguys Auto Shows were a colorful touch and enjoyed seeing the old cars on the road. But having these Goodguys Auto Shows here at the Pleasanton Fairground not one time a year or two times a year but FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR???
try living across the street from the fairgrounds. the noise starts at 3am as they are revving the damn engines and doesn’t stop till Monday. I don’t understand why they need it four times a year. two at the most would be fine.
I am looking forward to seeing how the “Resident Only ” signs work this weekend at the apartment complex located at W. angela@Harrison. should be interesting. Are they going to re-enforce this parking? I doubt it.
The car show has been around since the early 80s when the city had 1/2 the population it has now. I like to think it’s a good thing we have a local firm that keeps it going all these years. You wouldn’t buy a property along say Jack London Blvd and then complain about airplane noises, would you?
What came first:
A) the fairgrounds
b) homeowners living near said fairgrounds?
Hum
Just Here:
Actually my house has been in my family since the late 1800 before the fairgrounds were there. I cannot afford a house elsewhere in town so decided to stay here. I don’t mind the Good guys but do we need the same stuff 4 times a year?
If youve “owned” your house since the 1800s you should be able to afford the majority of homes in pleasanton
Large and noisy events have occurred at the Fairgrounds outside of “Fair Days” as long as any of us have been alive. They used to autocross there without muffler requirements as far back as the 70’s…when the Young California building was properly painted. The zone has never been a place of peaceful solitude.
Goodguy weekends fill up prime downtown parking, but not the sub-prime spots. I’ve never heard of any crime spike during events. By most accounts, they’ve been model participants. And the tax dollars are gooood for a few days of moderate inconvenience.
I am happy to see private buildings enforcing access to their private parking. I’d be happy to support restricted parking zones downtown with resident stickers..for a certain number of event days per year…so that only residents could park in those zones during those certain event days per year. That would be totally reasonable. It only takes about 50 cars to tip the balance of parking downtown.
Just because something has been done for a long time does not make it right. The city’s population has grown drastically and those cars are a health hazard for local residents. They should hold these events in Livermore or somewhere in the Central Valley, where they are likely more appreciated. We do not need their tax dollars nor do we enjoy the noise and air pollution they bring 4 times a year. Enough is enough!
And this type of events is NOT what makes Pleasanton great, as some may claim. It is the clean streets, air, parks, schools, and wonderful people that make Pleasanton great. Loud engine noise and air pollutants make our city much less appealing, and frankly, are a public nuisance.
This event is nowhere near the worst thing to be allowed in the fairgrounds. The Muslim festival, Nowroz festival, is being held again on Easter this year. There are explicit rules about the sound levels allowed for amplified music. The Muslim festival violates those rules with total impunity. Ask the PPD about the number of noise complaints they receive during this festival and they will confirm that is in the hundreds.
The PPD has no authority to force them to turn down the music. The fairgrounds management allows it and we all have to suffer through it. Call or write to the county supervisors to try to stop it and you will get nowhere. Apparently everyone is too afraid of offending someone with different cultures and customs than ours — such as a complete disregard for laws and allowing us peace and quiet in our homes on Easter Sunday.
I would love an answer about why EVERY other event at the fairgrounds has to comply with the noise limits yet the Muslim festival is granted the right to play their noise (it does not even begin to resemble music when it travels for miles) at whatever levels they choose. Any of our elected representatives have something to say about that? This is an honest question, why can they do what no one else is allowed to do?
I love it when they come to town, I enjoy seeing all the old cars all over town. I go down town just to see them then shop the stores.
@Resident
You should set up a separate thread about the Nowroz festival if you want to discuss that. Also, be sure to clearly explain what the “explicit rules” are about sound amplification at the Fairgrounds (You spent a lot of time repeatedly complaining about the laws being violated but never bothered to say what the sound laws there are).
For the Complainers…Try and find some gratitude that we STILL have the great old car shows at the Fairgrounds. Not everyone gets wasted, not everyone is a thug that goes and let’s try and be happy we still have this fun event in our home town!!!!!
That this event upsets the socially enlightened crowd will make me enjoy it all the more. Maybe even relish it. Donate money to the Goodguys fund etc. You get the idea.
Thanks @Common Sense for brightening my day.
Who knows, I may even buy a middle-aged guy t-shirt or two! Yes!
It is a little bit sad that there are people complaining about the things that make Pleasanton a great place to live. Sure, cars may not be your thing and your free to complain about the nose, but to say the it should be “shut down” and other crap like that is ridiculous. It reminds me of the “local” residents in my college town, complaining all the time about college students, yet the school has been in the same place since the mid 1700s.
An earlier poster wrote:
“They should hold these events in Livermore or somewhere in the Central Valley, where they are likely more appreciated.”
I, too, love to see all the old cars driving about the town. And if the above comment is implying what it seems to imply, then I’m even more in favor of inviting the car show here. The people of Pleasanton clearly need it!
I enjoy the old cars around town and have never seen a problem with the attendees of the show causing problems in town.
I enjoy having the fairgrounds in Pleasanton. It is an asset. Are there noise problems with some events? Yes. That should be addressed by the fair board. However, I much rather have the fairgrounds in Pleasanton than having that property converted to high-density housing. Then you will see real impacts to the city everyday. The fairgrounds allows us to preserve a piece of land from “progress” and retains a rural setting.
If giving a choice, I would support a bond to protect the fairgrounds rather than build a new city hall that is being considered. The fairgrounds is much more of an asset to us than a Taj Majal city hall.
Some comments have diverged a bit from the Goodguys show coming this weekend. But to clear up a misunderstanding, the Nowruz Festival is not a “Muslim festival”. Nowruz is a secular New Year’s Afghan/Persian/Central Asian celebration, including persons of all faiths from these countries. The music, food and celebrations are open to all, and I know few Pleasantonians who would not enjoy it. To call it a “Muslim festival” is like calling the 4th of July a “Christian holiday”.