One California club is teaching auto tech with a Model A+ approach
June 15, 2022
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 15, 2022 / HAGERTY Dr. Wilbert Smith epitomizes classic car culture. Born in 1950, he grew up working on cars. In 1975, he bought his first Model A for $2500, a purchase that inspired a 47-year obsession and multimodel collection. Smith loved the history, and he loved the ...
How did they make tires in 1961? Essentially, how they make them now
June 15, 2022
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 15, 2022 / HAGERTY / Tires are arguably one of the most critical parts of your car. Put on bad ones, and you compromise not only performance but also safety. You might assume that a component so critical is built differently now than, say, it was 50 ...
Featured Car Club: German Folks Klub VW
June 7, 2022
Meet The June 26, 2022 Featured Car Klub!! The Original German Folks Klub VW, was founded in 1982, and are celebrating their 40th Anniversary in 2022. The klub was founded by Ruben Navarro, in the Inland Empire. They started as a small “family” club, but have now grown to a large “family” club ...
Featured Vendor: IWC Motorsports
June 6, 2022
Check out the Pomona Swap Meet’s June Featured Vendor! IWC Motorsports is a Wheel and Tire Dealer located in San Bernardino, CA. They have been providing quality products and service to the entire Inland Empire since 2011. Shipping is also available nationwide. IWC Motorsports carries all of the major wheel brands like American Racing, US ...
Featured Car Club Wrap Up: Primeros
May 17, 2022
Our April Featured Car Club: Primeros Car Club!! If you made it out to the April Pomona Swap Meet you would have seen Primeros front and center of the Car Corral as our Featured Car Club. It was another great show out at Fairplex with beautiful weather and low-riders. Hopefully you got a chance to ...
Swap Gear: Hats Coming Soon!
April 12, 2022
New Official Pomona Swap Hats are Coming Soon!! Here is a sneak peak at some of the new designs that will be featured. The hats will be sold on-site at the Pomona Swap Meet, and on our website PomonaSwapMeet.com. Stay tuned to find out when the new gear will be released!!...
Pomona 101: Everything You Need To Know
April 12, 2022
First time at the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show? No worries, we have you covered with all the information you need to attend! You’ll find thousands of classic cars, trucks, Corvettes, Porsches, street rods, and Volkswagens on display and for sale. Shop from hundreds of vendors selling hard to find car parts, accessories and automobilia. Come to ...
Dub Folks 7 Year Anniversary
March 11, 2022
The Dub Folks VW Club have been long time attendees at the Pomona Swap Meet, you may have seen them front and center at the March 6, 2022 Swap Meet when they rolled in as our Featured Car Club. We hope you were able to swing by and learn a little about the club and ...
How One Man Made A Mopar Ad Real
February 23, 2022
BY Brendan McAleer / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED February 21, 2022 / HAGERTY / Color is basically dead in modern motoring. We went from the Model T’s “any color… so long as it’s black” to a ’60s Pantone catalog of hues, and now the pendulum has swung back. Fifty Shades of Greymight as well be a sign ...
Featured Vendor: California Pony Cars
February 16, 2022
California Pony Cars are the Pomona Swap Meet’s March Featured Vendor! Read on to learn more about their business. ABOUT US California Pony Cars (CPC) was established in 1982 as an American Made Manufacturer of die-cast, plastic, fiberglass, and metal stamping products for the Mustang reproduction parts industry. We have been part of the “Official ...
The C10 Toy Drive Wraps Up 2021
January 3, 2022
Another Amazing Toy Drive! Each holiday season the C10 Club hosts a Toy Drive at the December Pomona Swap Meet. The C10 Club’s 6th annual Toy Drive was hugely successful. The C10 members do an incredible job collecting new toys and sports equipment, which are donated to the ABC7 and Southern California Firefighters Spark of ...
Old tires might not be as dangerous as you think—if you store them correctly
January 3, 2022
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED November 5, 2021 / HAGERTY / Of all the parts of your car that deteriorate from literally existing, tires are the most talked about. Ask a dozen folks at your cars-and-coffee group about tire age and you’ll somehow get 14 differing opinions about how seriously to take the aging ...