Half Moon Bay’s Awe-Inspiring Festival of Magnificent Machines
Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, April 27-28, 2013 at Half Moon Bay Airport
For a remarkable and singular experience, there’s nothing that matches up to the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show –– Half Moon Bay’s massive celebration of mechanical ingenuity, power and style known as the “Coolest Show on Earth”. It’s a whimsical, fascinating, amusing, curious and absolutely unique show and tell spectacle featuring 2,000 magnificent driving, flying and working machines from the 20th and 21st centuries. The world’s coolest cars of every era and style, model-T fire engines, vintage buses, custom motorcycles, tricked out trucks, sleek streamliners, one-of-a-kind antique engines and tractors and historic military aircraft will be among the mesmerizing displays.
The spectacular 23rd annual show will be held April 27-28, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, CA about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
One of the west coast’s biggest shows, hundreds of aircraft are expected to be on display –– stylish homebuilts, classics from the 40’s and 50’s, vintage warbirds, sport and ultralight aircraft. Highlights include “Mustang Madness,” a spectacular display of America’s Premier World War II Fighter; the Estrella Warbird Museum’s historic Douglas C-47 (regarded as the World’s Greatest Aircraft of its time), Strega, a highly modified P-51 and dominant 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races, YAK Russian fighters and an impressive array of T-6 and T-28 military fighters and trainers, many doing fly-overs during the show.
Thrilling rides will be offered in helicopters, vintage bi-planes, Beech 18 and T-6 military trainers and P-51 Mustang. Fly-ins are welcome. More details on the special attractions will be announced as the show approaches.
In addition to the aviation wonders, the world’s coolest cars of every era and style, Model T fire engines, vintage busses, custom motorcycles, tricked out trucks, sleek streamliners, and antique engines and tractors will be among the mesmerizing displays.
Spectator admission is $20 ($30 for 2-day pass) for adults, $10 ($15 for 2-day pass) for ages 11-17 and 65+, and free for kids age 10 and under. Tickets are available at the gate only.
Half Moon Bay Airport, at 9850 N. Cabrillo Highway, is located on Highway 1, about 20 miles south of San Francisco and 5 miles north of Highway 92.
The show benefits the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.
For information, call 650/726-2328 or www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines.
