Lucas blended the two interests -- and paid tribute to his 1950s upbringing -- with the 1973 coming-of-age flick "American Graffiti ... the 2020 model year. The film car had a 348-inch V8 ...

Modesto gears up for the 26th Annual American Graffiti Festival & Car Show from June 6–8, 2025, celebrating classic cars and 50s nostalgia.

MODESTO (CBS13) - This weekend is the 20th annual American Graffiti Festival and Car Show to celebrate Modesto native George Lucas' famed film "American Graffiti." A number of streets in Modesto ...

The hot rod and muscle car ... is American Graffiti, and one such hot rodding family is the Norgaard's of Merrill, Iowa. See All 5 Photos Bruce and Tammy Norgaard have a 1931 Ford Model A sedan ...

THE MOVIE AMERICAN GRAFFITI WAS BASED ON ALL THE CHARACTERS THAT LIVED HERE. PEOPLE LIKE SAMMY AUTRY. THIS IS ME. WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR IN DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL, AUTRY KNOWS MODESTO, AND HE KNOWS CARS.

MODESTO — The city of Modesto may be best known as the home of the movie "American Graffiti ... generation about a time when the focus was cars and music—not screens and social media.

Since its explosion onto city walls and subway cars in the 1970s ... For “The History of American Graffiti,” they tracked down thousands of photographs, from freight trains to city streets ...

Here are a handful of our favorite "American Graffiti" cars and the stories ... over ten generations through the 2020 model year. The film car had a 348-inch V8 with a four-barrel carburetor ...