Eric Sassenberg’s 1959 Chevy Impala won the Sun Newspapers’ Best of Show award and the Guaranty Chevrolet Choice Award in the 2026 Seal Beach Classic Car Show. There were more than 600 cars in this year’s show. Sassenberg’s 1962 Impala won the 2025 Car Show and was featured on the poster of this year’s Car Show. His 1959 Impala will appear on the 2027 Car Show poster. Sassenberg won in two categories and took home three trophies.
Dark clouds hovered over the 38th annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show on Saturday, April 25.
Fortunately, unlike last year, no rain fell during the Car Show. Visitors started admiring cars in the Main Street area a couple of hours before the official start of the Car Show. Drivers were seen driving their entries to the Car Show area. Volunteers helped direct entrants as they parked their cars. Locations for specific entries were marked off with chalk the previous day…