American Graffiti Festival in Modesto has kicked off. Thousands gathered downtown on Friday to watch classic cars cruise and ...

The June 6 parade is followed by the Graffiti Festival and Car Show on Saturday and Sunday at Modesto Junior College's West ...

Nina Burns reports from Modesto.

Despite the fact that the 1973 classic “American Graffiti” — written and directed by Modesto native George Lucas — is more ...

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.

WORKING. TODAY. CLASSIC CARS TOOK OVER THE STREETS OF MODESTO TONIGHT. HUNDREDS OF CLASSIC CARS TAKING PART IN THE ANNUAL PARADE, KICKING OFF THE START OF THE AMERICAN GRAFFITI FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOW.

The American Graffiti Festival car parade is nearly a quarter-century old, and celebrates a pastime that in Modesto dates back to the mid-1940s. And still the destination event draws — and ...

Modesto, prepare to get your motor running. June will mark the return of Graffiti Summer. It’s the region’s annual celebration of “American Graffiti” and that groovy weekend ritual that ...

MODESTO — The city of Modesto may be best known as the home of the movie "American Graffiti." In fact, there's a museum there dedicated to preserving that history. "American Graffiti" is the ...

Although “American Graffiti” is set in Modesto, in California’s Central Valley, the film was shot in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, more than 100 miles from its place of origin.

“Tight Heads” is the title of actress Candy Clark’s new book. It’s a nod to the term used by fashion photographers during her modeling days and the act of putting heads together to watch a Polaroid ...