Cerritos College held its 70-year celebration, welcoming families to enjoy a car show, food trucks, a live DJ, children’s activities and more on Sept. 19.
A wide variety of cars were welcomed, ranging from hot rods and exotics to lowriders, trucks and classics.
One of the car enthusiasts was Autumn Whetsell, a Cerritos College student, who rode in on her 1956 Chevy Bel Air.
She has had the car for five years, and it took one year to restore it; however, she continues to work on it every single year.
“I like participating in these types of events because I love the community. The lowrider community has gotten so much better over the years.”
Whetsell is not a part of a car club but loves to participate in car meets whenever she can.
Whetsell continued, “It’s all about community and familia, so definitely a very peaceful community.”
Other car enthusiasts were Fred and Pat Landrum with their 1966 Volkswagen convertible.
The Landrums have been restoring the car for the last fifteen years.
Fred Landrum likes to participate in these events because he is retired and enjoys being a part of the community.
He mentioned his favorite part of the events being “The people, the camaraderie and the cars.”
Ask someone about their experience at the car show celebration. Local Jeremiah Madrigal was attending the celebration to admire the variety of cars.
Madrigal said, “I came out with my family to see the classics and all other types of cars.”
Chelsea Van Doornum, director of public relations and communications at Cerritos College, touched on the meaning of the night of the 70th Anniversary celebration with Rev’d Up.
This celebration was to bring together those a part of Cerritos College and locals in an immersive way of car culture to celebrate its great impact over the last 70 years.
There were many car enthusiasts at this event, including Isaiah Valdez and his 1997 Lexus LS 400.
The car was in very good condition when he bought it, and he has been restoring it for the last year.
It was Valdez’s first time participating in a car show event with his own car.
“I just like the community, honestly, especially all these classic cars. It’s really nice and I am really proud of my car.”
Many car participants are in it for the culture and a community where they can share their interests in cars.
Along with the 70th anniversary, there was an open house at the college’s Automotive Technology Program.
The event was a place where people could immerse themselves in the car culture and community engagement.
Many of the eventgoers were admiring the variety of different cars in the showcase while also taking advantage of all the free giveaways and activities.
This 70th anniversary with Rev’d Up highlighted Cerritos College’s legacy of student success and created a welcoming space for the community to celebrate and look forward to the next 70 years.
