The 13th Annual Dr. George Show, February 14, 2014, Indian Wells, CA.
For the Dr. George Show, 13 was the lucky number. The stars were aligned – the weather was perfect with bright sunlight, blue sky, and warm temperatures, the grass was green and lush for the parking, gas was cheap, and an unprecedented 986 cars gathered in the Tennis Garden in Indian Wells. Not only did the number of show cars increase this year, but it appeared that the spectator numbers exceeded the 10,000 spectators at the event last year.
Brian Grimes climbed about 60 feet up the ladder of a vintage fire truck to take this photo. The truck is a ’75 Crown ladder originally from Redlands and is from the Fire Memories Museum located in Banning, CA.
As in past years, the folks in the Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association demonstrated that they are experts when it comes to hosting a car show. Everything went smoothly from 7:30 a.m. when the gates opened to allow the show cars to enter until about 4:00 p.m. when the last award was handed out.
Every type of car was on display: customs, hot rods, rat rods, classics, barn finds, special interest, tri-five’s, trucks, exotics, motorcycles and vintage fire trucks.
The slide show below shows some of the cars at the Dr. George Show and many more can be seen on our SmugMug site [timingtower SmugMug]
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In addition to looking at cars and visiting with friends, old and new, there were a lot of vendors offering everything from kettle corn to car covers. There were several choices for lunch depending on what you were in the mood for – bar-b-que, pulled pork, brats and, of course, the beer booth was popular. Taking a family ‘selfie’ was part of the fun.
The occupants of some cars were pretty unusual.
Tickets for a 50/50 drawing were sold throughout the day. The winning ticket was held by Del Gagnon and he took home $1,087. Below is a photo of the lucky winner.
The award ceremony started at 3:00 p.m. and 40 truly beautiful cars formed the “winners” line. A look at the overview photo at the top of the page, gives an idea of how hard it was for the judges to select the winners. The awards were handed out by Juliette George, the widow of Dr. Sebastian George, as one-by-one the cars paraded by. The last award, Best of Show, went to George and India Sepulveda and their ’48 Ford Woodie. Then it was over and it wasn’t long until the Tennis Garden was empty.
The photo below shows George and India Sepulveda receiving the Best of Show award from Juliette George. A slideshow follows showing this spectacular 1948 Woodie from all angles.
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All of the award winners are shown in the slideshow below. More award ceremony photos can be seen at timingtower SmugMug
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This show was started in 2003 to honor the memory of Dr. Sebastian George, co-founder of the Desert Cancer Foundation, who was killed in a car accident in 2002. The Desert Cancer Foundation provides medical services for cancer patients as well as cancer screening. Over the years, The Dr. George Show has raised $600,000 for the Desert Cancer Foundation. Because many of the doctors in the Coachella Valley provide services to Desert Cancer Foundation patients at a discount, that $600,000 has provided more than $4,000,000 in services. Last year the Dr. George Show raised $55,000 for the Desert Cancer Foundation and this year is sure to top that.
Over the past 13 years, the Dr. George Show has grown into one of the premier shows in Southern California. Watch for the date for next year.
