{"id":24210,"date":"2019-06-06T07:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=24210"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:23","slug":"new-york-shows-dodge-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2019\/06\/new-york-shows-dodge-love.html","title":{"rendered":"New York Shows Dodge Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things that is super cool about traveling, even just state to state, is exploring different cultures and how different people live and think. Or, in some cases, you find out how similar you are! The Detroit Cars & Coffee scene is epic, but since we were in New York, we wanted to taste some of their car culture. Darla and I connected with some gearheads who told us that the Oak Beach Cars & Coffee would be insane and one of the biggest in the tri-state area…they were right.\"Rows<\/p>\n

\u201cGet there around 7 a.m. on Sunday or you\u2019ll be waiting in a long line to get in,\u201d John Tsontos told me. He and his beautiful Coronet R\/T weren\u2019t gonna be able to make it to Long Island for the gathering, but he convinced us to go. \u201cI want you to get the full experience from the start. No waiting in lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

We set our alarms for 5 a.m. We needed to allow enough time to get ready, wake up the Stars & Stripes Scat Pack Charger from its underground parking, and make our way from Manhattan to Long Island by 7 a.m. The drive through the city was easy-peezy, but I was surprised at how out-of-the-way the show is! It\u2019s not one of those things where you just kind of stop by or swing in; your purpose has to be to attend the show. Deep in Jones Beach State Park, along the Ocean Parkway, sits an empty parking lot once belonging to a popular inn that is now long gone. On Sunday mornings, this desolate parking lot turns into a show lot just yards from the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

The lot was hoppin\u2019 but we found a spot on the grass to back into. John sent us a text message: \u201cYou just wait. Give it another half hour and the true insanity will show itself. It gets so packed that state troopers close the entrance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was right. As more and more early-rising enthusiasts arrived, the state park\u2019s road backed up farther and farther. Grass, dirt or asphalt, cars were parking wherever they could. And there were some killer Dodge Brand vehicles in the mix!<\/p>\n

\"@3goblin's<\/p>\n

Shiva (@392goblin<\/a>) and Pete (@cruzzinlow<\/a>) of @nyc_headturners<\/a> rolled in with their F8 Dodge Charger Daytona and a wrapped matte metallic \u201cnight blue\u201d Dodge Challenger, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely amazed at how well tuned this car is from the factory. It\u2019s hard to think of mods to do to it,\u201d Shiva explained. Although he did add wider tires for more grip and went with ceramic coating to keep that F8 finish looking fresh. \u201cThe amount of compliments I get is insane! Photographers and videographers are always reaching out to add this beast as a part of their portfolio. It\u2019s truly an honor to be the owner of such a beautiful machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pete\u2019s Challenger caught my eye with that matte metallic wrap. The titanium gold forged 20s really made the blue pop. It\u2019s a pretty serious Dodge Challenger SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat with a nice list of mods that put him at 750rwhp:\"Rows<\/p>\n