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SUN VALLEY EVENT PROVES POPULAR BURGERS + ELVIS IMPERSONATOR + HOT RODS = BUSINESS MIXER?


Byline: RICK COCA Valley News Writer

If you're a fan of hamburgers, hot rods hot rod

Automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed, fast acceleration, or sporty appearance. A wide range of automobiles may be called hot rods, including some of those used in drag racing as well as those used in recreational cruising.
, Elvis impersonators An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley, either as a hobby, a career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. Elvis impersonators can range in ethnic background, size and talent.  or business in the Northeast Valley, you might want to attend the Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce's Hot August Nights Car Show business mixer mixer, either of two electronic devices in which two or more signals are combined. In the type of mixer used in radio receivers, radar receivers, and similar systems, a signal is translated upward or downward in frequency.  Thursday evening.

Sponsored and hosted by chamber member Rick Power at his Master Auto Parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
  • Air filter
  • Automobile self starter
  • Bell housing
  • Brakes
  • Bucket seat
  • Bumper
  • Buzzer
  • Battery
 and Paint Supply store at 11087 Tuxford St. in Sun Valley, the free event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 24.

The mixer will also include a DJ, raffle and prizes, as well as hamburgers, chips and drinks from In-N-Out Burger In-N-Out Burger is a privately owned and operated fast food restaurant chain in the Western United States. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Irvine, California, In-N-Out Burger has since expanded to Arizona and Nevada, and has announced plans to build in southern Utah. . Throw in the show cars and other souped up Souped up is a slang term referring to a vehicle which has modifications that may appeal to ones eye or may include performance items. An engine is souped-up when it is mechanically modified so it produces more power than the stock engine.  vehicles provided by Power's clients and it's no wonder in previous years this mixer has been one of the chamber's most popular.

``We'll have hot rods, street machines, race cars, maybe some motorcycles (and) boats,'' Power said. ``Even bicycles. I got a guy who builds custom bikes, and he told me he's coming down.''

When his business sponsored the same event a few times in the late 1990s, Power said it was a more elaborate affair, with catered meatball sandwiches and a no-host bar.

``Car guys are burger guys,'' Power said. ``So (this year) I hired the In-N-Out cater guys to come.''

Expecting a crowd of 200 or so, Power said hosting the mixer is his way of supporting the chamber and all its work while promoting his own business, which was recently honored for 25 years of service.

Power lives in Saugus but grew up in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
 and attended Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley. From auto shop classes to working for a local mechanic to owing his own auto parts store, Power knows one thing about Sun Valley.

``Sun Valley is the car capital of L.A.,'' he said.

Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce President Lily Lee said Power's unique event allows the chamber to promote the importance of the local auto industry.

``The chamber exists to promote our member businesses,'' Lee said. ``The auto body shops are a big part of our business area.''

For information, call Power at 767-0300, or the Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce at 768-2014, or go to www.chambersunvalleyca.org.
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