Cruising along back roads with the dusk sky displaying softly muted colors as it slowly fades into night. The windows are down, allowing the cool breeze of spring inside your 1949 Chevy truck. Nothing in particular on your mind… just breathing in the sweet air, soaking in the scenery, and enjoying a relaxing drive in your classic pickup, restored with parts you found in Pomona and virtually all of your free time.

You pass a rusted out car, covered with the overgrowth of the field it sits in. The car has long since been forgotten… left to rot into the past from which it came. It happens all the time. Classic rides of our youth forgotten for one reason or another, and left to endure the elements. But, these forgotten automobiles offer treasure to the classic car enthusiast, whether you’re looking to restore the car yourself, or you’re simply looking to make a buck from selling a piece of automotive history.

Taking the time to pull over and check out that abandoned car can offer up great rewards. Many times the owner is happy just to have it taken off their property, with little or no money changing hands. Don’t want to restore the car yourself? You might break it down for parts, or you might sell the whole thing as a donor car for someone else’s project. 

Restoring a classic car is often a labor of love, one that can take a tremendous amount of time and money. Automotive swap meets, like ours in Pomona, are a great way to keep the cost of a project down. Selling or trading the parts you don’t need to get parts you do is a win-win situation… and it perpetuates the classic car hobby.  That rusted out car won’t go to waste… it will be reused in some form or another. Auto swap meets keep our antique, vintage, and classic cars cruising. And nobody does it bigger or better than the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show.

Since 1975, the Pomona Swap Meet has provided a venue for car enthusiasts to meet like-minded souls, to shop with various vendors brought to one location for convenience, to visit the classic car corral to buy a new project or to sell an old one, and to breathe in the sweet – although sometimes exhaust filled – air of one of the most incredible classic car events you’ll ever see. Our next event is on June 1st. Mark your calendar and join us as we keep the classics rolling on!