"It benefits an organization called Slaves 2 Nothing, founded by In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and her husband Sean Ellingson. Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson drove the first car in the cruise, a red 1947 Ford Sedan. The nearly 10-mile route started at Seaside Lagoon and proceeded along Del Amo Street to an In-N-Out drive-thru on Hawthorne Boulevard. It then looped back to the start on Sepulveda Boulevard and Catalina Avenue."
"After passing a cheering station, Snyder-Ellingson paused for photos in front of a backdrop showing the first In-N-Out drive-thru, opened in 1948 in Baldwin Park by her grandparents, Harry and Esther Snyder. Swing music from the 1940s accompanied the car show in contrast to a rock concert Slave 2 Nothing put on at the Hollywood Palladium in October to combat substance abuse."
"Vehicles on display included a 1948 Woody given away by In-N-Out to mark its 50th anniversary in 1998; classic Chevrolet converibles; and Jeeps from Jeephers, a female car club from San Diego. Jim "Jet" Neilsen was on hand with a 44-foot, 50,000 horsepower race car that he said hit 404 mph, setting a record for rubber tires on pavement. It's purple with a cockpit and looks more like a plane than an automobile."
Cruisin' 2 Freedom made its Los Angeles County debut at the Redondo Beach Marina parking lot on Jan. 17, drawing crowds under sunny skies. The In-N-Out-backed cruise benefits Slaves 2 Nothing, founded by Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and Sean Ellingson. Snyder-Ellingson drove the first car, a red 1947 Ford Sedan, on a nearly 10-mile route from Seaside Lagoon past an In-N-Out drive-thru and back on Sepulveda and Catalina. The car show featured vintage vehicles, Jeeps from a female car club, and a record-setting 50,000-horsepower race car. Swing music accompanied the display. The event raised more than $587,000 for organizations combating human trafficking.
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