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Early Bird Registration for Dream Machines Show through April 15

Show your car, truck, motorcycle or other sweet machine at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, Sunday, April 30 at Half Moon Bay Airport!

Early bird registration is open through April 15 for the one and only Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, one of the west coast's biggest, baddest, most fascinating gatherings of the world's coolest cars, trucks, motorcycles, aircraft and assorted contraptions representing every era and style of wheeled wonders in history after three long years on the pandemic sidelines.

The spectacular 30th annual show will be held on Sunday April 30, 2023, a one-day mega-show, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, CA about 20 miles south of San Francisco.

There's nothing quite like this whimsical, fascinating, amusing, curious and absolutely unique show and tell spectacle featuring 2,000 magnificent driving, flying and working machines from the 20th and 21st centuries. The world's coolest cars of every era and style, model-T fire engines, vintage busses, custom motorcycles, tricked out trucks, sleek streamliners, one-of-a-kind antique engines and tractors and historic military aircraft will be among the mesmerizing displays.

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Proud owners show up in cars that come in all shapes, colors and sizes from every era in motoring history. Spectators will get a rare up-close look at antique horseless carriages and Ford Model T's, fanciful touring and luxury cars, powerful sports cars, custom cars and street rods, muscle cars, vintage and modern era high-performance race cars, quirky art and pedal cars, modified street machines with cutting edge styles, exotic high-performance cars, stylish European cars, ultra cool low-riders, sporty compacts, modified imports with flashy graphics, fashionable hip-hop urban show cars, homebuilt kit cars, super-charged turbo cars and trucks, “green” technology/alternative fuel vehicles, streamliners, dragsters, funny cars, gassers, and jet cars.

The Big Show features a mesmerizing array of ultra cool antique, vintage, classic, custom and exotic machines of all kinds on display. Automobiles ranging from hot rods, dragsters, customs, low riders, imports, street machines and muscle cars to fanciful touring, luxury, and sports cars; also exceptional vintage warbirds, stylish classics from the 40’s and 50’s, sport, ultralight and homebuilt aircraft, tricked out trucks, custom motorcycles, military and SWAT vehicles, a special display of vintage police cars, sleek streamliners, model-T fire engines, antique engines and tractors from Roots of Motive Power and Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Society, antique and classic boats, restored antique railway artifacts and machinery, thrilling helicopter and warbird rides, custom bicycles, kinetic art, rolling sculptures, extreme toys, mega-modified machines, next-generation and advanced “green” technology vehicles, a special display of nostalgia dragsters to honor the former Half Moon Bay Drag Strip, military vehicle rides, wild and crazy uni-motorcycle drag races, and Bob Senz’ Big Cacklefest – a mass synchronized firing-up of the engines (10am, 12pm, 2pm).

In addition to the magnificent machines, the lineup includes super-thrilling bungee jumping, waterballerz, a 24’ climbing wall and tons of kid’s amusements in the Super Duper Funzone, fabulous food and drink with craft beer, premium wine and custom cocktails, and stellar live music all day headlined by Tony Lindsay & Soul Soldiers, Andrew Duncanson with Kid Andersen and the Greaseland All-Stars, and M'sippi Slide –– all to benefit the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.

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This year’s show will feature a new, improved event layout bringing all the attractions closer together and making it a more walkable, unified show with separate entrances for spectator parking (access from Capistrano Road at the south end of the airport) vs. display vehicles, vendors, sponsors and volunteers (access from the airport main entrance on Highway 1).

REGISTER YOUR MACHINE
To show a car, truck, motorcycle, aircraft or other machine, the pre-registration fee is $40 ($50 for entries postmarked after April 15) and includes a custom dash plaque and admission for the registrant plus one passenger (must be together in the registered vehicle). Register online at https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com/

SPECTATOR ADMISSION
Spectator admission is $25 in advance ($30 at the gate) for adults (age 18-64), $15 in advance ($20 at the gate) for ages 11-17 and 65+, Free for kids age 10 and under (with paying adult). Purchase spectator tickets at https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com/

EVENT LOCATION
It all takes place at Half Moon Bay Airport, at 9850 N. Cabrillo Highway, is located on Highway 1, about 20 miles south of San Francisco and 5 miles north of Highway 92.

EVENT BENEFICIARY
The show benefits the Coastside Adult Day Health Center. Thanks in part to fund-raising support from Dream Machines, the beautiful and newly modernized Coastside Adult Community Center opened in 2014. Drop by their facility at 925 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

EVENT INFORMATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SPECTATOR TICKETS:
Get all the details, register your vehicle and purchase tickets on-line at https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com/

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SHOW VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SPECTATOR TICKETS: https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com

PACIFIC COAST DREAM MACHINES SHOW
HALF MOON BAY'S FESTIVAL OF MAGNIFICENT MACHINES, “THE COOLEST SHOW ON EARTH”
APRIL 30, 2023 –– 10 AM TO 4 PM –– HALF MOON BAY (CA) AIRPORT

WHAT: We’re back! Get ready for a world of wonder at the comeback kid Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, a uniquely spectacular showcase of motorized mechanical marvels from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries celebrating a Big Revival Show on Sunday, April 30 from 10am to 4pm at Half Moon Bay Airport. “The Coolest Show On Earth” celebrates its comeback 30th year anniversary with a mesmerizing array of more than 2,000 ultra cool antique, vintage, classic, custom and exotic machines of all kinds on display for public viewing. Automobiles ranging from hot rods, dragsters, customs, low riders, imports, street machines and muscle cars to fanciful touring, luxury, and sports cars; also exceptional vintage warbirds, stylish classics from the 40’s and 50’s, sport, ultralight and homebuilt aircraft, tricked out trucks, custom motorcycles, military and SWAT vehicles, a special display of vintage police cars, sleek streamliners, model-T fire engines, antique engines and tractors from Roots of Motive Power and Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Society, antique and classic boats, restored antique railway artifacts and machinery, thrilling helicopter and warbird rides, custom bicycles, kinetic art, rolling sculptures, extreme toys, mega-modified machines, next-generation and advanced “green” technology vehicles, a special display of nostalgia dragsters to honor the former Half Moon Bay Drag Strip, military vehicle rides, wild and crazy uni-motorcycle drag races, and Bob Senz’ Big Cacklefest – a mass synchronized firing-up of the engines (10am, 12pm, 2pm).

In addition to the magnificent machines, the lineup includes super-thrilling bungee jumping, waterballerz, a 24’ climbing wall and tons of kid’s amusements in the Super Duper Funzone, fabulous food and drink with craft beer, premium wine and custom cocktails, and stellar live music all day headlined by Tony Lindsay & Soul Soldiers, Andrew Duncanson with Kid Andersen and the Greaseland All-Stars, and M'sippi Slide –– all to benefit the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.

New additions to this year’s Big Show include:
•The Erickson Collection's awe-inspiring military aircraft including their B-17 Bomber "Ye Olde Pub", The Flying Fortress of the Skies and their classic North American P-51D Mustang Fighter, regarded as one of the great success stories of military aviation history. Get an up-close look at these historical monuments and meet the crew plus a limited # of rides will be available.
•"Machines of Tomorrow", a brand-new showcase of the next-generation of technology with headliner Alef. Alef is a California-based sustainable electric transportation company developing a first real flying car, a road-legal passenger car capable of achieving vertical takeoff and forward flight. Alef’s goal is to enable faster, easier, environment-friendly commutes and alleviate the burden of urban congestion thanks to proprietary technology that elevates the vehicle safely, quietly, and environment-friendly above everyday traffic.
•”World-Class Woodies”, a big display by the Antique and Classic Boating Society of Northern California. See antique and classic boats from the polished mahogany runabouts made from the ‘20s through the ‘60s to the classic fiberglass boats that changed the face of pleasure boating.
•”Magnificent Military Vehicles”, a big display by American Armory Museum including a Jeep that was used by General Patton, a replica of a World War II missile Jeep, a replica of General Patton‘s command car, a military M916 trailer and a Half-track that served in both World War II and the Israel Six-Day War. Rides will be available on the Half-track for $15 per person. It seats 8 riders.
•”Hop on Board”, a special display by Niles Railway Museum, Pacific Locomotive Association and Bay Area Garden Railway Museum with antique railway artifacts and machinery with everything from a “live steamers” traveling exhibit to a hand railcar, velocipede and speeder car.
•"Running Wild", 6-time World Champion Brendan Murry's AA/Fuel Dragster will be part of the World Record Wonderland and the planned special display of nostalgia dragsters to honor the legendary old Half Moon Bay Dragstrip.
•”Hop on the Bus, Gus”, The Pacific Bus Museum will be displaying one of it’s restored, vintage, one-of-a-kind buses. The museum’s mission is the preservation, restoration, operation and display of buses representing various eras of bus travel.
•Specialized Helicopters will be offering spine-tingling R-44 helicopter rides with breathtaking views of the Bay. Rides and $50 per person for a 10-minute ride. Each helicopter seats three passengers.

Spectator Admission: $25 advance ($30 at the gate) for adults (age 18-64), $15 advance ($20 at the gate) for ages 11-17 and 65+, Free for kids age 10 and under. Parking is included in the admission price. Puchase tickets online at http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/

Vehicle Registration: To show a car, truck, motorcycle, aircraft or other machine, the registration fee is $40 ($50 for entries postmarked after April 15) and includes a custom dash plaque and admission for the registrant plus one passenger (must be together in the registered vehicle). Register online at http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/

WHEN: Sunday, April 30, 2023. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gates open at 7 am for those that have registered their machine or plan to register the day of show.

WHERE: Half Moon Bay Airport, 9850 N. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay CA 94019 – located on Highway 1, about 20 miles south of San Francisco and 5 miles north of Highway 92.

WEBSITE: https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com/
DOWNLOAD 300 DPI JPEGS: http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/photo-downloads.html
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacific-Coast-Dream-Machines-Show
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dreammachinesshow
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dreammachines
SHOW VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SPECTATOR TICKETS: https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com

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