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Charger Steve | |
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| Born | Steve Lordigyan March 18, 1968 |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University (B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Collector and Car Show Organiser |
| Years active | 2001- |
| Spouse | Brandy Lordigyan (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | carshowcalifornia |
Steve Lordigyan (born March 18, 1968), known as Charger Steve is an American collector of classic cars and car's shows organiser. Lordigyan, who is an avid collector of classic, vintage and movie cars, also organize several car shows in Southern California. His biggest event, "The Cajon Classic Cruise" in El Cajon, California is attended by more than 50,000 people every year.
Early life
[edit]Lordigyan was born in New York City on March 18, 1968. At the young age, he moved with his family to Paradise Valley, Arizona. In 1999, after graduating in Communication from the Arizona State University, he moved, with his then fiancé Brandy, to San Diego, California and started a company called "Discount Pest Control"[1].
Career
[edit]Lordigyan got his nickname from a 1969 Dodge Charger he acquired from a man he met while visiting a client’s house. While his car was being restored, many garage owners found difficult to tell his surname "Lordigyan" and started to identify him simply as "Charger Steve". This was the car that inspired Lordigyan to start his movie car collection. Later, he sold this car and acquired one of the few Chargers used in the shooting of the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard[2][3]. Since then, his collection is just growing. In 2001, he started to work at "The Cajon Classic Cruise" in El Cajon, California as a volunteer. In 2006, he was hired to organize the event that currently gathers more than 50,000 spectators per year[4][5][6][7]. With his raising fame among car enthusiasts, Lordigyan started to organize several cars shows in San Diego County and in several others cities of Southern California. His events are attended by hundreds of thousands of people every year.[1]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Since 2004, Lordigyan has two children, Mercedes and Spencer, and lives with his family in Ramona, California. Lordigyan moved to the city to have more space to accommodate his cars[1].
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rey, Yaya. "Steve Lordigyan - Industry Notable: Professional". Industry Rules. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Byrd, Laura. "A back-alley rust bucket is now his 'General Lee'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "Hollywood booty: Reelz 'Treasure King' quests for screen gems". NJ.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Baker, Thomas. "Mustangs vs. Camaros at Cajon Classic Cruise car show". The Californian. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Deaderick, Lisa. "Cajon Classic cruises into El Cajon". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Deaderick, Lisa. "Weekly car show returns to downtown El Cajon". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Pearlman, Karen. "El Cajon revving up for weekly car show". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Dave Stall previews Charger Steve's Wild Rides & Classic Car Showdown". KUSI News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Schwab, Dave. "PB Hot Rod, Classic Car show: a bounty of bikinis, wheels". SD News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Antigiovanni, Keith. "ALL FIRED UP: Annual Pacific Beach Hot Rod and Classic Car Show revs up". SD News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Schwab. "Balloons, bikinis and classic cars in PB this Sunday". SD News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Maynard, Mark. "Keeping the sizzle in October car shows". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Gupta, Shruti. "The History of 'The Cajon Classic Cruise'". News Blaze. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Charger Steve Official website
Category:Living people
Category:1968 births
Category:Arizona State University alumni