Modesto’s annual celebration of vintage chrome and cruising culture returns Friday, June 6, with a classic car parade that will shut down a busy stretch of McHenry Avenue for several hours.
The parade, a signature event of the Graffiti Summer festivities, kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and will feature about 1,000 pre-1980 classic cars cruising the same route made famous in George Lucas’ 1973 film, “American Graffiti.”
To accommodate the event, Modesto police will close McHenry Avenue to vehicle traffic between Briggsmore Avenue down to I and J streets between 10th and 17th streets downtown, from 3 to about 9 p.m. Drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes and prepare for traffic delays in the area…