91原创 Good Times Cruise-In charity car show is coming up. And in advance of the huge community event being held in downtown Aldergrove on Saturday, Sept. 10, the 91原创 Advance Times has put together a series of stories talking about the people involved and the festivities planned. Stay tuned here, daily, for more about the upcoming Cruise-In.

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Jimmy Shine is back.

After having to make his selections remotely last year, this year, the superstar car builder and land-speed record-holder will be in person at the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, looking for outstanding entries.

鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to it,鈥� Shine told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Last year, with pandemic restrictions still in effect, the legendary Southern California custom car builder had to pick finalists for the Shine Speed Shop Award of Excellence from photos taken by helpers at the show.

鈥淲e sent pictures back and forth,鈥� Shine explained.

In what has become a tradition, last year鈥檚 winner, Parksville鈥檚 Sean Sinclaire, will choose his successor this year, from a list of contenders identified by Shine.

鈥淲e usually pick eight to 10 runners-up,鈥� Shine explained.

In making his picks, Shine considers several factors, including the 鈥減assion of the person鈥� who built the eligible vehicle.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 the person, it鈥檚 the car, it鈥檚 the story [behind the creation], it鈥檚 all-inclusive,鈥� Shine summarized.

An abbreviated version of starts with him growing up in the suburbs of Orange County, Calif., with his brothers, mother, and dad 鈥� Denny Falschlehner, who was a hot-rodder, drag racer, off-road bike racer, surfer, and dune buggy fan.

Shine built his first creation, a 327-cubic-inch Chevy-powered 1940 Willys pickup in 1987, when he was a teenager.

Later on, when he became a dad, his baby daughter, Morgan, was driven home from the hospital in a 1953 Hudson Super Wasp once owned by actor Steve McQueen.

Shine went on to apprentice at the well-known So-Cal Speed Shop working with talented builders like shop owner Pete Chapouris, Bill 鈥淏irdman鈥� Stewart, and Jim 鈥淛ake鈥� Jacobs 鈥� building custom creations like the sleek Bob McGee 1932 Ford Roadster that created the ubiquitous look of hidden door hinges, filled radiator shell, and three-piece hood to create a much-imitated seamless look.

He became a member of the 200-mph club by breaking a class record at the Bonneville salt flats in 2006 鈥� going 206.454 in a D/BSTR (Blown Street Roadster) Ford. He then went on to set six more land-speed records, all over 200.

When he opened his own in 2015, he, with Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, had a television reality show, 鈥淩ockin鈥� Roadsters鈥� that aired on Discovery Channel. He鈥檚 also appeared on 鈥淲eaponizer鈥檚,鈥� 鈥淐ar Warriors,鈥� and 鈥淛ay Leno鈥檚 Garage.鈥�

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Originally, he was not a fan of his nickname Jimmy Shine, which came from people struggling to pronounce Falschlehner, but he has come to embrace it.

He had lots of nicknames growing up, but when he was 13, and sweeping floors in a metal shop, he was called 鈥楯immy Floorshiner.鈥�

A friend shortened it to 鈥淛immy Shine鈥� and it stuck.