Temecula Rod Run brings classic cars to Old Town

Colorful classic cars, some revving their engines, cruised Old Town Front Street during the annual Temecula Rod Run on Friday night, April 29.

John Mello looks under the hood of his 1944 Ford Deluxe at the Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Cesar Valdez takes a photo of a classic car at the annual Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
People line Old Town Front Street in Old Town Temecula as classic cars drive by during the annual Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Barbra Block waves as husband, Richard, drives their 1961 Chevy down Old Town Front Street in Old Town Temecula during the annual Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
David Harris hangs his entry ticket for the cruise on the windshield of his T-Bucket during the Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Guests arrive for the Friday-night cruise at the Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
People line up in Old Town Temecula to watch classic cars drive by at the Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Ralph Talley wipes his 1955 Chevy at the Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Windy and Bill Rench stand by his 1948 Plymouth at the Temecula Rod Run in Old Town Temecula on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Classic cars travel down Old Town Front Street in Old Town Temecula during the annual Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Richard and Barbra Block travel down Old Town Front Street in Temecula in their 1961 Chevy during the Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
David and Zaide Castillo wave and take photos of classic cars traveling down Old Town Front Street in Old Town Temecula on the first day of the Temecula Rod Run on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)

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The free event, which continues Saturday, April 30, in Old Town Temecula, started in the city in 2014, officials said.

Temecula City Council Member James “Stew” Stewart led cars down the street in his classic convertible as car enthusiasts watched from sidewalks and businesses. Traffic on Old Town Front Street was closed for the cruisers.

“This two-day event is all about community and brings folks of all ages and backgrounds together sharing one common interest: hot rods,” Stewart said in a news release.

The classic car show is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More than 450 pristine classics and new cars in the works, from Model A’s to T-Birds and Roadsters, will be on display.

Temecula staged a modified Rod Run in 2020, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and brought the event back to Old Town in November.

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