A Look Back at the Early Years as Corvette Turns 60
October 11, 2012
Close to 60 years ago, in January of 1953, Harley J. Earl’s dream car was displayed at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. That following June the Corvette went into full production in Flint, Michigan. All 300 featured a white fiberglass body with red interior, a two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission and a 150 ...
An Investment in your Muscle Car! Who Would Have Thought?
October 5, 2012
There was a time (not that any of us can remember that far back, of course) when you could’ve picked up a fixer-upper muscle car for a triple-figure price — $425, maybe. But depending on what you’re after, you could easily add three more figures to that total if you’re looking to buy classic cars ...
Selling Your Classic? Pomona is the Place!
October 1, 2012
Selling your old ride is tough enough, with running ads, folks stopping by for looks, keeping it clean and answering questions at odd hours. One convenient way to sell your classic car and have a day of it, is at the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show. For only $25, it’s the best way to ...
United They Stand: A Glimpse into the United Ladies Bikes & Accessories
September 27, 2012
Although the United Ladies Bikes and Accessories (AKA “Bike Ladies”) may not be a household name for some, they are undoubtedly a key entity in the world of bicycle enthusiasts. United Ladies Bikes and Accessories is a one stop shop for all of your unique or custom bicycle needs. They sell various bike parts including ...
High Performance Auto Parts from G&P Performance
September 27, 2012
Have you ever thought of scouring the Pomona Swap Meet for some of those great automotive finds that are there every time and then spending a few hours on eBay later, selling them to the world? Trust us, you’re not the first and a few of our vendors started just that way, including this month’s ...
What We Did To Customize Cars in the 60’s and 70’s
September 25, 2012
Steve Portias, Inland Vans Berdoo, wrote of his recollection of customizing cars in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He was kind enough to let us post his work. The most popular cars were 1955-57 Chevy’s, any Corvette, then all the Muscle Cars, V.W.’s and Vans….but, we still had to add our personal touches. After the 50’s, ...
Daggers Club of Orange County
September 25, 2012
The Daggers Club of Orange County came out to the August 12th Pomona Swap Meet as our Featured Car Club. It sure was great getting to know them all and seeing just how passionate they are about their classic cars and club. Thanks for coming out and see you all soon. ...
Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show – October 14th
September 21, 2012
Come one, come all, come early and stay late. We have it all to sell, show, swap and shine. We have over 20,000 folks coming here to show their wares, their vintage cars, classic cars, muscle cars, hot-rods, collectibles, just about anything on wheels will be here. We even have some folks who expect to ...
Swedish Wheels Magazine Article
September 18, 2012
Thanks to Bo Bertilsson for covering the Pomona Swap Meet for Wheels Magazine and writing the above article. Below is the translated article. Most Swedish car enthusiasts who are going to visit California plan to visit the Pomona Swap Meet to locate parts or check out cars for sale. The Pomona Fairplex, where the ...
Coy’s Wheels – Going Above & Beyond
July 26, 2012
There are a lot of great car movies, but one that continually tops people’s lists is the Fast and the Furious. This car movie is a fun adventure and covers a lot of different genres – it’s a love story, there is an element of danger and, oh yeah, there are cars. Duh! If you ...
Stevenson’s Paint, a Half Century of Expertise
July 26, 2012
If you could get into your time machine and travel back a half century, you might happen to run into Vern Stevenson’s local hardware store, where you would find the usual array of things you might need to fix up the place. But what you also might find is that Vern knew a thing or ...
Daggers OC Car Club – Custom Cars & Custom People
July 26, 2012
We are excited to have the Daggers Orange County Car Club joining us at the August 12, 2012 swap meet, as our Featured Car Club. Daggers is a small, but unique club whose members enjoy building, customizing, chopping and painting any pre-1965 vehicle and then building and customizing them some more. When I met some ...
