One of the great aspects of Eastwood’s home base in Pottstown, Pennsylvania is the area’s rich car culture. In to heyday, Pottstown was known as the Cruising Capital of the Northeast. If you’ve ever seen the classic film American Grafitti, that was essentially a snapshot of old Pottstown. Today, the town’s main drag, High Street, […]
Where to Find Eastwood in Person This Event Season
Since 1978, Eastwood has been a trusted resource for DIY automotive enthusiasts. Part of that trust comes from the fact we’re car people ourselves. We have our own projects in our driveways and you’ll find us at car shows and gatherings throughout the year. And while most of our business is done online these days, […]
New Awards Announced for Eastwood Summer Classic 2024
It’s not quite March, but plans are already coming together for Eastwood’s annual car show this summer. The Eastwood Summer Classic 2024 will take place at the company’s headquarters in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 20. As always, the show will celebrate DIY car culture and will be open to car enthusiasts across all interests. […]
Eastwood Announces 2024 Summer Classic Car Show
Eastwood’s annual Summer Classic car show will once again take place at the company’s Pottstown, PA headquarters. The event, open to all cars and enthusiasts, is scheduled for Saturday, July 24th, 2024. The show will officially open at 8:00 am with the awards presentations starting at 1:00 pm. The cost will remain $5.00 per car […]
It’s The Time of Year for Charity Car Events
Whether it’s the need for food, winter coats, or children’s toys, charity events abound this time of year. And of all the things we can do with our cars, perhaps nothing is more satisfying than taking them for a drive to benefit someone else, as so many car clubs often do each holiday season. While […]
Flemings Pumpkin Run – The Garage™
If you go to enough car shows, after a while they can really all start to feel the same: an asphalt parking lot, 50 or so cars, and rubbery hamburgers come to mind. So when you arrive at a unique venue with some style, a wide swath of cool cars, AND the food is half […]
California Rescinds Ban on Cruising
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on October 17th that will end the state’s previous restrictions on cruising when it takes effect on January 1, 2024. The new law specifically eliminates restrictions on lowrider, which were the primary target of the old law, and recognizes both cruising and lowrider as part of California culture. […]
The Rewards of Membership – Why Car Clubs Still Matter
Since the dawn of the motoring age more than a century ago, automotive enthusiasts have formed clubs to bond over their shared interests. The earliest clubs, like the Automobile Club de France formed in 1895, were established primarily as support networks for owners of those first crude and notoriously unreliable horseless carriages. These clubs evolved […]
L’oe Show 2023 – An Extraordinary Celebration of VW Culture
The Volkswagen enthusiast has long been defined by the divide between fans of the company’s early aircooled (Beetle, Bus, Karmann-Ghia) and later watercooled (Jettas, GTIs, Corrados, etc.) models. But in reality, today’s VW community is far more complex than simply whether you prefer a radiator or not. In fact, it extends well beyond the VW […]
Hanging at the Carlisle All Truck Nationals 2023
We ventured out to central PA this past weekend to check out Carlisle All Truck Nationals, or Truck Nats for short. Coming from the Minitrucker side of things, in Pennsylvania this is about as good as the shows get close to home, and this year didn’t disappoint. With literally thousands of vehicles from lifted, to […]