An early 5 am start for this year’s Ventura Nationals. I get up early every year to get the show participants rolling into the show.

Friday morning I headed up to Ventura, CA to check out a couple of the open houses going on during the Ventura Nationals weekend.

A favorite show every single year. I do love the Ventura Nationals! This year’s show was packed with friends and cool cars. It’s hard to describe but the vibe of this show is always wonderful. You are just hangin’ around so many car loving people who are just there to have a good time.

Every year I get up early and get the cars rolling into the Ventura Nationals. This year I was there around 5am. Now that may sound early but the 1st cars in the line got there at 3:30am. Yep, you read that right, 3:30am.

Friday evening and into the night there are a few shop open houses during the Ventura Nationals Weekend.

One of my favorite shows every year is the Ventura Nationals and this year’s show did not disappoint. From start to finish checking out all the awesome rides that rolled into to the show and a wonderful day hangin’ with friends just made for a great holiday weekend.

The beginning of the big show. Saturday morning I’m up at 4am to be ready for the Ventura Nationals and to catch all the cool rides rolling into the show. Now usually I’m not there before a show begins or just a little before but the sunrises at the Ventura Nationals can be spectacular.

Friday night for the Ventura Nationals weekend is always a fun time. The events have changed over the years but the fun has never stopped.

What a fantastic show! This is one of the few that is always on my calendar. I'm here from the beginning until they are kicking us out at the end. So many cool hot rods, so many good friends, great bands and more.

Every year I get up early to get all the cool rides that roll into the Ventura Nationals Show. This year I arrived before the sun was even up and the line was already huge.

Friday I headed up to Ventura for the Ventura Nationals. Friday's are always so much fun. The town fills with traditional hot rods and customs in anticipation of Saturday's show.

The second to last stop (and my last stop) of Ventura Nationals Reliability Run was at the Murphy Auto Museum. It's always a great time at the Murphy and it was a great stop for the Reliability Run.

Saturday morning I headed up to Ventura for the Ventura Nationals Reliability Run. Sadly this year's 3-day event was canceled with everything that has been going on, so they moved the Sunday Reliability Run to Saturday. This was my first time on the run and it was a blast.

So many fantastic hot rods! Here are the last few from Saturday's show, the wonderful Ventura Nationals.

The main gig. The big one. The best show in SoCal. The Ventura Nationals is one I look forward to every year. Aaron, Holly and crew that put on the show and go above and beyond putting on 3 days of wonderful events and the big one being the show on Saturday.

Such a great time Friday night. Here are a few more from that wonderful evening.

A show I look forward every year is the Ventura Nationals. A fantastic 3-day event that starts with the Friday night Kick-off Party.