What to Know about the 993-Generation Porsche 911
October 2, 2024
BY ALISDAIR SUTTIE/ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED August 05, 2024 / HAGERTY The 993 generation of Porsche 911 carries a great weight of expectation. As the final air-cooled 911, it’s seen as the pinnacle of the breed by many, especially as it was the model charged with keeping Porsche’s flagship relevant up against ever more sophisticated and ...
Built 100 years ago, this 1921 Paige is ready for a fall color tour
November 17, 2021
BY Jeff Peek / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED October 15, 2021 / HAGERTY / Yes, it’s a museum piece. Or was, anyway. Now this 1921 Paige Model 6-66 Larchmont II Sport Touring is refreshed and ready for a fall color tour—and at faster pace than you might think. Offered on Bring a Trailer, the century-old Paige is powered ...
The Pomona Swap Meet Is Back! August 15, 2021
June 29, 2021
The West Coast’s Largest Pomona Swap Meet is back!! Our next show is August 15, 2021 It has been a long year without the Pomona Swap Meet ever since the Covid-19 pandemic rocked small businesses across the nation. We can’t thank you enough for your loyalty and support over the past year, and truly appreciate your ...
Back to the Future DeLorean is the newest member of the National Historic Vehicle Register
May 25, 2021
BY Jeff Peek / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED May 21, 2021 / HAGERTY / The National Historic Vehicle Register is devoted to recording and protecting America’s automotive past for future generations, and its newest member encompasses both in one fell swoop. The Hagerty Drivers Foundation (formally the Historic Vehicle Association) has announced that the 29th car on the ...
Some Driver-Quality Classics Are Climbing Quicker Than Trailer Queens
May 5, 2021
BY Karl Brauer / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED April 30, 2021 / HAGERTY / The cruel irony of owning a classic car is that using it for its intended purpose—driving—tends to decrease its value. If you view a classic as an investment, conventional wisdom holds that you should buy the best example you can afford and then, well, ...
Cal-Rods of San Gabriel Valley – Featured Car Club Follow Up
November 13, 2016
The Cal-Rods Car Club of San Gabriel Valley had a great showing at the October 16, 2016 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show, with their unique display of classic cars and trucks. They showed the crowd a ’32 Ford Roadster, a ’95 Chevy Monte Carlo Pace Car, and plenty of cool vehicles from the ...
The Lug Nut King: Your One Stop Shop for Wheel Accessories
July 29, 2016
One of the easiest ways to improve the look of your classic car is to improve the look of your wheels. But where do you start, especially if you don’t have the budget for a brand new set of rims and tires? Well, look no further than the Pomona Swap Meet, where we’ve got royalty ...
The Orphan Car Group – Follow Up
May 23, 2016
We would like to thank the Orphan Car Group for attending the April 17, 2016 Pomona Swap Meet to show us a few of the “gone but not forgotten” marques of auto manufacturers past. They delighted the crowd with a display of fun and rare classics; from race cars to beach cruisers, original to restored, you ...
Cruisin’ Brothers – Featured Car Club – March 1, 2015
February 17, 2015
Join us in welcoming members of the Cruisin’ Brothers to the March 1, 2015 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show, where they will be our Featured Car Club. The group is a fellowship of multi-ethnic gear heads from the Inland Empire of Southern California, who came together to celebrate their love for all things ...
A Classic Car That Never Did Fly
February 6, 2014
One historic car that you may not know about, but that has made a lasting impact on design, is the Leyat Helica. Designed in 1913 by a French engineer named Marcel Leyat, the Helica is a bit different from other automobiles. You see, it’s powered by a propeller (and, in fact, the name “Helica” is ...
We’ll Always Have Paris: Buick From Casablanca Sells at Auction
December 20, 2013
A car from one of the most famous movies of all time was sold at auction last month. The 1940 Buick Phaeton from Casablanca was auctioned for $461,000 (including premium) at Bonhams’ “What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic” auction. This iconic car, used in the notorious scene with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid ...
JSK Closeout Distributors
October 6, 2013
What do you do when you know someone is cutting corners on a product? A lot of us go online and complain, hoping that someone is listening. But that’s not how Jack Katzman does things. After seeing various car covers made out of inadequate materials that weren’t sun resistant, he created his own, and now ...
