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Want to go to a car show this weekend? Of course you do. If you happen to be in Southern California, head to the Fairplex in Pomona for the 76th annual Grand National Roadster Show to check out hundreds of hot rods and customs, muscle cars, classics, and trucks.

Founded by Al and Mary Slonaker in Oakland, California (and previously known as the Oakland Roadster Show), the GNRS has grown to be “longest running indoor car show in the world!”

Expect to see more than 500 vehicles inside the Fairplex competing for a variety of awards. Entrants with 1937 and earlier U.S. production-based roadsters, roadster pickups, phaetons, touring cars, and even designer roadsters that resemble 1937 or older U.S.-built roadsters are eligible to win the most desired prize of the event: the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award, which the GNRS deems “the ultimate recognition in the world of Hot Rodding.” Officially, the award is $12,500 in prize money and a replica of the nine-foot-tall perpetual trophy. Joining the ranks of greats such as George Barris and Boyd Coddington is a nice bonus.

Those with any vehicle that’s not a roadster have a chance of going home with the Al Slonaker Memorial Award, which recognizes the best non-roadster vehicle at the GNRS. According to the GNRS website, “ARP Fasteners presents the award, which brings a prize of $12,500 and a custom billet trophy.”

Other indoor attractions include the 1940-60s hot rods, customs, and drag cars inside the Suede Palace, and Fat Attack! at the Feature Building, which will be filled with 1935-48 fat-fendered cars and trucks in a variety of styles, from Pro Street machines to race cars.

There will be plenty of outdoor action at the 2026 GNRS, too. You can join the Grand Daddy Drive-In and possibly win an Editor’s Pick award. At the very least, you’ll get an eyeful of 800-1,000 hot rods and customs, classics, muscle cars, and trucks parked outside the Fairplex (which sounds like its own kind of victory).

The 2026 Grand National Roadster Show runs 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. from Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1. General admission is $45 for people 13 and older; tickets for kids ages 6-12 are $10 (children 5 and younger get in free). For more information about events, parking, lodging, and more, go to the GNRS website by clicking here.

To many people, the words “station wagon” bring to mind a frumpy, boring family-hauler. But those who are more into cars know that not all station wagons are bland vessels for large cargo. About 15 years ago, GM dropped a 556-horsepower LSA 6.2-liter supercharged V8 into the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. In the 1990s, GM put a (detuned) version of the C4 Corvette’s LT1 into the Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. As the 1954 Dodge Coronet Suburban Two-door Station Wagon in a recent “Jay Leno’s Garage” video shows, Dodge had its own dragon wagon decades earlier.

In 1954, Dodge offered six station wagon configurations. You could get the Coronet Sierra Four-door with seating for six or eight passengers, powered by a 230ci “Get-Away Six” or 241ci “Red Ram” OHV V8 with hemispherical heads and 7.5:1 compression that helped it generate 150 horsepower and 222 lb-ft of torque. The six-passenger Coronet Suburban Two-door was available with the same engine options. Surprise, surprise—Leno’s Coronet has the Hemi.

There’s more to the Coronet Suburban than just power, though. Leno also loves it for its bright and fun turquoise and white two-tone paint and old-school wire wheels and whitewalls. The JC Whitney radio signal booster may be more form than function, but it adds to the longroof’s charm.

That explains why Leno largely left the car alone. Although he had the generator converted into an alternator for more power and consistency, the car still runs on a six-volt electrical system and doesn’t have power steering.

Clearly, as you’ll see in the video below, neither of those retained features diminish the driving experience or Leno’s enjoyment of it.

During Arizona Auction Week, several other niche auction houses crash Scottsdale and make The West’s Most Western Town more about automobiles than horses. Bonhams, the global auction house that was founded in London in 1793, always has an assortment of vehicles that leans towards the sporting and luxury set.

Held at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, The Scottsdale Auction had several vehicles worthy of note, including a 2024 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport in a hue called Éléphant Blanc (“White Elephant”). It sold for over $5 million, which isn’t a world record, believe it or not. Porsches dominated, but there always has been a smattering of American vehicles, mainly unusual pre-war classics, several 1950s cruisers, and 1960s muscle and sporty cars like Corvettes, Mustangs and Shelbys, and a lone Hemi’Cuda.

The below gallery shows most of the Bonhams vehicles that crossed the block on January 23, 2026.

The Bentley Continental GTC took a “bigger is better” approach to automotive engineering. Despite being a two-door convertible, it was only about four inches shorter than a Ford Explorer. It also weighed two and a half tons, and it was powered by a 6.0-liter W12. Featured on AutoHunter is a low-mileage 2007 Bentley Continental GTC listed by a dealer in Woodland Hills, California. The auction will end on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (MST).

When it was sold new, the Continental GTC listed for about $190,000. The car was crafted in Bentley’s Crewe, England, facility on a purpose-built line with high-quality materials. As a reflection of that, the car tipped the scales at about 5,500 pounds—approximately twice the weight of a same-year Nissan Versa. Still, the Continental managed to accelerate and handle with authoritative confidence. Motor Trend said, “Despite all the mass and weight, there is an unexpected lightness in the controls. The steering is a two-finger job at all speeds, the brakes respond eagerly to the tips of your toes, and the paddle-shift transmission juggles ratios in an amazingly efficient fashion.”

This GTC’s AutoCheck report shows accident-free ownership in Oregon and California under two owners. The odometer shows just 74,193 miles, which is a relatively low reading for a car that’s now 19 years old. Speaking of the car’s age, it’s hard to believe the design—riding on the Volkswagen Group D1 platform—came out 23 years ago. Even today, the look conveys opulence and class. Exterior features include quad headlamps, a matrix grille, a power-folding cloth soft-top, chrome trim, LED taillights, and dual oval tailpipes.

The automotive media largely agreed that the Continental felt lighter than it really weighed—and the main reason for that was its muscular powerplant. Under the hood was a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged DOHC W12 mated to a ZF six-speed automatic transmission and an all-wheel drive system. Bentley rated the car at 552 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque.

In line with the Continental’s luxury-oriented approach, the cabin of this GTC has loads of creature comforts like heated black leather upholstery, a Breitling clock, navigation, a 12-speaker audio system, and dual-zone automatic climate control. If that doesn’t make the car sound comfortable enough, it also has an adaptive air suspension for an even more posh ride. You’ll undoubtedly feel like a big wig in this plus-sized luxo-convertible.

The auction for this 2007 Bentley Continental GTC ends Monday, February 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (MST).

Visit the AutoHunter listing for more information and a photo gallery