| The Official Classic at Pismo Beach Cruise, the day before Father's Day 2009. (2 of 5) This video is for my dad, and all the dads who wanted to go to this show, but couldn't because they're unable to walk & stand like the old days. It's hell getting old and nothing lasts forever. Thank you GM & Chrysler for making some incredible machines, and works of art over an amazing time in history my dad lived through. And these cars! Just like my pops, theyll never be anything like em... The Pismo Beach Classic is one of the largest classic car and street rod shows on the West Coast and 'one of the finest.' Pismo Beach, California, is the host city for this classic car show, now in its 24th year. This show, held annually on the 3rd full weekend of June, pulls in 1000 classic cars and street rods and over 125000 spectators over three days. GENERAL MOTORS General Motors (GM) was founded on September 27, 1908, in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company for Buick, then controlled by William C. Durant. It acquired Oldsmobile later that year. In 1909, Durant brought in Cadillac, Elmore, Oakland (later known as Pontiac) and several others. Also in 1909, General Motors acquired the Reliance Motor Truck Company of Owosso, Michigan, and the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company of Pontiac, Michigan, the predecessors of GMC Truck. Durant lost control of GM in 1910 to a bankers' trust, because of the large amount of debt taken on in its acquisitions coupled with a collapse in new vehicle sales. A few ... |
