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The Reunion Classic Car and Motorcycle Show is back for its second year, with more choppers and hot rods right near LA International Airport. The selection focuses on classic vehicles, defined as pre-1985, but has a clear emphasis on American cars and bikes. Just like last year, the show took place at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo. Tickets were $10 at the door, which included access to the museum.Classic cars and all types of motorcycles lined Lairport Street as you neared the Reunion Show. Kids and pets were all welcome, so attending the show and museum proved to be a great outing for the whole family. It was busy and bustling, but not crowded.As you enter the show, you’re greeted by some vintage clothing booths, leather goods, Dad Grass, and a parking lot full of custom motorcycles. The selection of bikes was overwhelmingly chopper heavy, but there were also a couple of swingarm V-twin builds and one outstanding BSA. Raked and molded frames, long springers, and stretched forks—it was decades of SoCal chopper culture on display.Inside the main building there were a handful of vintage clothing shops, one vendor specializing in antique glassware, a tattooer working away, and of course, the bar. All of this leads into the museum’s main room, which holds a broad selection of pristine cars, but people seemed to really focus on a Delorean near the entryway. I was busy lusting after the 1984 AMC Eagle wagon, but that’s another story.The show wrapped up around 4 p.m., allowing everyone, myself included, to get home for nap time.The Reunion Show checked off all the boxes for a good show. The cars and bikes on display were different from last year, but still fit the same theme. There was a great selection of vendors with a wide variety of goods for sale. Attendance was relatively cheap, and as a bonus, the Driving Museum added a cool element to the event experience. If you didn’t get a chance to check out the show this year, we highly recommend you follow details on next year’s—it’s not to be missed.For information on next year’s third annual Reunion Show go to reunioncarandmotoshow.com or follow @Reunion.Show on Instagram.What’s better than a killer chopper in the back of a great truck? (Morgan Gales/)A couple of Reunion Show attendees checking out Bill’s sweet Knucklehead chopper. (Morgan Gales/)We always get caught up in the two-wheeled side of the show, but there were some beautiful muscle cars as well. (Morgan Gales/)Black paint, no paint, pizza paint—all the classics were represented at the Reunion Show. (Morgan Gales/)Split rocker boxes on Tony Rabas’ wicked 1964 springer Pan-Shovel chop. (Morgan Gales/)Remember earlier when we asked what was better than a chopper in a truck? Well, maybe a hot-rod Shovelhead in the back of an El Camino. (Morgan Gales/)1978 Shovelhead chopper by Ride Off Track. (Morgan Gales/)Flame paint has gotten popular, displayed on several bikes in the show. This particular bike is a very well-done example. (Morgan Gales/)A couple takes a peek under the hood at the 2022 Reunion Show. (Morgan Gales/)One entrant wheels his Panhead longbike into the 2022 Reunion Show. (Morgan Gales/)Dylan’s raked and molded 1973 Shovelhead survivor chopper. (Morgan Gales/)A little Japanese representation in the form of a sweet Datsun and XS650 chop. (Morgan Gales/)Shovelhead chopper with its speedometer and indicator lights molded into the frame. (Morgan Gales/)A clean and cool Ironhead at the 2022 Reunion Show. (Morgan Gales/)I don’t think that’s where the mirror was designed to be mounted, but hey—if it works, it works. (Morgan Gales/)Handmade rattlesnake kickstand at the 2022 Reunion Classic Car and Bike Show. (Morgan Gales/)More chopper-in-truck goodness. This bike was built by Jeffery Brandon Lanie, who passed away about seven months ago. Rest in peace and ride in paradise, Lanie! (Morgan Gales/)We love the stance on this wicked Panhead leopard chop. (Morgan Gales/)We have found where the wild things are. They are on a sissy bar at the Reunion Show. (Morgan Gales/)
