{"id":101786,"date":"2025-07-25T07:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=101786"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:19:09","slug":"mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitzi&#8217;s Motor Mavens: Mooneyes Celebrates 75 Years in Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-101786 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512969-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512969-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitzi&#039;s Motor Mavens: Mooneyes Celebrates 75 Years in Business\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-101787\" data-attachment-id=\"101787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512969-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512969-min-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mitzi&amp;#8217;s Motor Mavens: Mooneyes Celebrates 75 Years in Business\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;Several past Miss Mooneyes winners helped the iconic brand celebrate its Diamond Anniversary at its headquarters in Santa Fe Springs.&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mooneyes USA hosts an open house every July at their main headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This year they celebrated 75 years in business. The parking lot turns into VIP parking for a few invited customs and hot rods. The main highway becomes a street takeover for the remaining spectators who show up early enough to grab a spot. This year several of the past Miss Mooneyes winners showed up to represent including Miss Mooneyes 2025 Queen Babsy Hutchins and 1st runner up Lola LaBamba. Our 2023 1st place runner up Sweet as Candie also joined the festivities. &lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512969-min-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512969-min-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-101787'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\n<h2>Several past Miss Mooneyes winners helped the iconic brand celebrate its Diamond Anniversary at its headquarters in Santa Fe Springs.<\/h2>\n\n \nMooneyes USA hosts an open house every July at their main headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This year they celebrated 75 years in business. The parking lot turns into VIP parking for a few invited customs and hot rods. The main highway becomes a street takeover for the remaining spectators who show up early enough to grab a spot. This year several of the past Miss Mooneyes winners showed up to represent including Miss Mooneyes 2025 Queen Babsy Hutchins and 1st runner up Lola LaBamba. Our 2023 1st place runner up Sweet as Candie also joined the festivities. \n\n\n\n<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512994-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512994-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitzi&#039;s Motor Mavens: Mooneyes Celebrates 75 Years in Business\" data-attachment-id=\"101792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512994-min\/\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miss Mooneyes 2024 Queen Babsy Hutchins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_513001-min-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_513001-min-683x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512981-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512981-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitzi&#039;s Motor Mavens: Mooneyes Celebrates 75 Years in Business\" data-attachment-id=\"101791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-mooneyes-celebrates-75-years-in-business\/mitzi-valenzuela-dpp_512981-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512981-min-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lola LaBamba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512981-min-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_512981-min-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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