Check out the slideshow of the 2009 San Jose Holiday Parade's GRAND SWEEPSTAKES AWARD winning Hot San Jose Nights float: " TOYS FOR BIG BOYS".  Not too bad for our first float building and entry into a parade!

 
Pictures are courtesy of Rich Sieve Photography

Clip from Car Guy Channel #29 that also featured the Holiday Parade:

Many thanks go out to the many hands that helped put this float together to win the 2009 Grand Sweepstakes Award:

• Nancy and the gang at the West Wind Capitol 6 Drive-In were our co-sponsors and contributed the banners, their dinosaur mascot, and stuffed animals which were donated to Toys for Tots after the parade.
• The Hot Rods Band braved the cold and really set a rockin' Holiday mood for everyone!
• Greg Dunham's Dream Big Motorcycle (www.monster-cycles.com) is the Guinness Book of World's Records "Biggest Motorcycle in the World".  That was a real crowd pleaser when it roared to life during the parade!
• Unique Pedals provided half of the pedal cars for our Drive-In scene.
• Lucius Lee iii provided the other half of the pedal cars for our Drive-In scene.
• Lisa Yap brought out her girls from San Jose's Pioneer High School dance team and they also braved the cold, dressed up in 50's attire and brought plenty of holiday spirit as they smiled and danced alongside the float to the Hot Rods Band!
• And the never-to-be-outdone Hot San Jose Nights Volunteers - the HEAT- spent countless hours tirelessly, and cheerfully putting all of the elements of the float together that earned us all the well deserved BIG WIN!
• And without the muscle and might of the huge C&M Tow Truck courtesy of Charlie and Linda Turnipseed, we wouldn't have been able to budge!

Mike already has his wheels turning on how to top this float for next year's float!  Should be fun!