This Is A Prius-Free Zone.

I saw a couple free car shows on a recent weekend. One was the 3rd Annual benefit for the Washington High School auto shop. And the other was a monthly gathering at Ocean Beach of the auto enthusiast nation and it's many different tribes.

The Von Zipper, a tribute to the WWI ace "Red Baron." And to the crazy custom car model the builder enjoyed as a child.

This is an electric kit car. It's built, torn down, and rebuilt by successive auto shop classes.

Looks like it required major surgery to create this shortened version of a 1950's Chevy.

There were plenty of motorcycles, with Harleys being the overwhelming favorite.

The lush interior of a 1941 Cadillac convertible.

The lowrider segment was well represented. The artistry of these hydraulic cylinders!

I drove a Plymouth Duster in high school; it looked nothing like this.