On the last Sunday morning of every month, the Peterson’s Automotive Museum has brought back their Breakfast Club Cruise-in, where complimentary breakfast and coffee is served with a side of sweet exhaust fumes and savory eye candy.

With my other car in the shop, I needed a daily, so I found a 2001 Audi A4 mechanic special for $800 with potential.

Whether it is the Spirit of Ecstasy from your Rolls-Royce, a Lalique crystal radiator mascot on your 1931 Cord Phaeton, or the 3-pointed star on your Mercedes, the hood ornament has always been a status symbol for luxury cars.

If you really want to show off hood ornament superiority, try a 15-foot tree sticking out from your front bumper with your airbags deployed.

All he wanted to know was, “Is it going to be faster?”

Of all the Chargers from the entire ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise, for me, this Off Road Dodge Charger R/T from ‘Furious 7’ is the one to have.

Fear not that the original Cars and Coffee in Irvine is dead, because Malibu is here and it’s alive and kickin’.