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Photos: Classic Cars Cruise Petaluma In Salute To 'American Graffiti'

The event included celebrity sightings and featured 450 classic car entries, including the popular 1937 Himsl Zeppelin Roadliner.

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The Himsl Zeppelin 1937 Roadliner was a popular sight at Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti, held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise was held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise was held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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The Himsl Zeppelin 1937 Roadliner was a popular sight at Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti, held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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A look inside the Himsl Zeppelin 1937 Roadliner (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Event director Brian Azevedo said registration for the Salute to American Graffiti car show only took 11 days before being sold out to 450 classic cars. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Candy Clark (right) the actress who played Debbie in "American Graffiti," signs autographs Saturday in Petaluma alongside another actress from the movie, MacKenzie Phillips (left) who was only 12 years old when the movie was filmed. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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The Himsl Zeppelin 1937 Roadliner was a popular sight at Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti, held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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The Himsl Zeppelin 1937 Roadliner was a popular sight at Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti, held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)
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Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute to American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise is held Saturday in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)

PETALUMA, CA — Some 450 classic cars were on display along downtown Petaluma streets Saturday for the annual "Salute to American Graffiti" car show and cruise.

Event director Brian Azevedo shared that registration for the popular event sold out in 11 days with a max of 450 participants.

The classic 1972 George Lucas-directed movie was filmed in part in Petaluma because of obstacles faced with the original location of San Rafael.

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One of the stars of the "American Graffiti" movie, Oscar-nominated actress Candy Clark, was in a booth, signing autographs as she has done in previous years.

"American Graffiti" actresses Mackenzie Phillips (left) and Candy Clark (right) sign autographs Saturday at Cruisin' The Boulevard's Salute To American Graffiti Car Show and Cruise in Petaluma. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)

Others who were in the movie and went on to stardom include Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams and Richard Dreyfuss, as well as Suzanne Somers, who had a cameo appearance cruising in a 1956 Ford Thunderbird.

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Enjoy our photo gallery above, courtesy of local photographer Al Francis.

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