So the next morning we hit the road north, taking Hwy 1 through the heart of Orange County, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, and up into Huntington Beach. All the while we are drawing stares and looks of utter disgust from the Telsa and Porsche driving locals...
We arrive in HB and head to the Classic Industries HQ. We head in and Im immediately surprised by how many people are there, and all seem to just be waiting around. Pro Tip: get a number right away. They are not fast. Even though there was about 6-8 employees helping at the counter, it still took about 45 minuted for them to reach my number, and then another 30 or so for them to return with all my parts. Not complaining per se, I understand its a massive warehouse... but my wife and I were joking that we could probably have ordered it online and it'd be there faster...
While we waited a nice C10 rolled up next to ours, providing some inspiration for the future, but also prompting my wife to want to order damn near the entire CI catalog!
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Anyway, picked up some odds and ends, tail light lenses, headlight and wiper knobs, a brake pedal cover not made out of diamond plate... Pretty cool shop, they have a big bank of computers you can look up your parts at, and a really *****in Yenko 427 Camaro in the center.
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