Bruce Meyer himself
Alex Xydias, birthday boy
Gigi Carleton, longtime administrative assistant to Margie and Pete Petersen and stellar philanthropist
Gigi’s husband “Gentleman” Joe Schubeck, drag racer and founder of Lakewood Industries drag racing safety equipment company
Billie Gibbons, ZZ Top guitarist and patron of such mega-classic customs as Eliminator, CadZZilla, and the matching HogZZillas
Jimmie Shine, car customizer and Bonneville 200 MPH Club member
Chip Foose, car designer, builder, and host of Overhaulin’
Ed “Isky” Iskenderian, founder of Isky Racing Cams
Pete “P-Wood” Eastwood, a graduate of Blair’s Speed Shop in Pasadena who has worked on just about every one of the best ’32 Ford roadsters ever made
Roy Brizio, proprietor of Roy Brizio Street Rods in South San Francisco, AMBR winner, and maker of distinct (yes, it’s still possible) ’32 Fords
Ed Pink, engine building legend
Greg Sharp, curator/historian at the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, the “Snake” to Tom McEwen’s “Mongoose,” four-time NHRA Funny Car champion as a driver and two-time Top Fuel champ as a team owner
Troy Lee, founder of Hollywood Hot Rods, winner of the AMBR for the Mulholland Speedster ’36 Packard
Jay Ward, the Car Guy at Pixar who makes sure all the Cars movies are accurate—and fun
Bobby Green, cofounder of The Race of Gentlemen, those retro-cool beach races for old-time drag racers
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