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PETE CHAPOURIS . September 29, 2022 . All Feature Vehicles

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12TH ANNUAL DR. GEORGE CAR SHOW

SO – CAL folks just love Palm Springs! It’s a special place for me because when I was in the Marine Corps in the early ’60s that “little” place in the desert ended up being my favorite watering hole. Now the greater Palm Desert area is developed enough to have its own world class car show.

What I’m talking about is the twelfth annual Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association Dr. George Car Show dedicated to the memory of Dr. Sebastian George, who was a nationally prominent oncologist and cofounder of the Desert Cancer Foundation. He started working at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage in 1982, and became a highly regarded, well-liked oncologist and cancer researcher. He often
worked for free to help patients who couldn’t afford medical care. In addition to his work with the Desert Cancer Foundation he founded the first bone marrow transplant program in the Coachella Valley.

Dr. George passed away following a tragic traffic accident in June 2002, and since the car show’s 2003 inception honoring his memory it’s raised more than $555,000, which equates to $4.4 million in cancer treatment services. Yes, that’s correct, unbelievable, congratulations to all!

Here’s a great shot of longtime friends Gil and Janet Losi’s silver and black ’67 Buick Rivera.

Have a look at the mountains making the perfect backdrop for the twelfth annual Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association Dr. George Car Show at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The 2014 Indian Wells Tennis Garden event spearheaded by Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association (PSCA) President Ross McMullin drew 600- plus cars from surrounding areas and the greater Southwest in general. The entire club works extremely hard on this event, and all involved should be very proud of their accomplishment. What’s really cool is the eclectic display of cars exhibited on the greenest grass in recent memory. Basically if your ride is a clean representative of car culture, then you’re in. This year, along with hot rods, late models, bikes, exotics and muscle cars were an inordinate amount of street semi-customs, really top of the line. Most local car clubs were in attendance and in larger participation than memory serves. I was introduced to PSCA through SO-CAL friend Tom Smith. In fact, if you’ve ever been to a SO-CAL Speed Shop open house, it’s the PSCA who handle the unnerving chore of parking all of the rods and customs that show up for the pre-Father’s Day bash. We’d be in deep trouble without them.