FEBRUARY 2012 EVENTS February 4 - Phoenix, AZ Motoring Thru Time held at Heritage & Science Park, 115 N. 6th St. Hours: 10am - 4pm. View 100 beautifully restored historic vehicles. Free event. Contact: Tammy 602.262.5071 February 4 - San Juan Capistrano, CA February 10 - Inglewood, CA February 11 - Corona, CA
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February 11-12 - Puyallup, WA
38th Annual Corvette and High Performance Meet held at the Puyallup Fair and Events Center,
110 9th Ave SW. Hours: Sat. 9:30am - 4pm, Sun. 8am - 2pm. Vendors with new and used parts. Next generation automotive exhibition. invitational vehicle display, pinstriper's brush bash and valve cover races. Contact: 360.786.8844 or corvhp.com.
February 11 - San Bernadino, CA
Valentines Show presented by No Boundries Car Club. Held at Pat & Oscar's Restaurant, 690 E. Hospitality Ln. Hours: 1pm - 5pm. Open to all vehicles. Raffle, games, food. Contact: Paul 909.864.3143 or Adam 909.885.8519 or socalnoboundries.com.
February 12 - La Jolla, CA
Muscle Car Mania presented by Nuts4Cars and held on Girard Ave. between Silverado and Prospect. Hours: 7:30am - 1pm. All American Street Kings & Pony Cars like Mustangs, Plus Camaros, Firebirds, 'Cudas, Mopars, Impalas, Chevelles and more. Aportion of the proceeds to benefit San Diego Police Officers Widow & Orphans Fund. Contact: nuts4cars.org.
February 17-19 - Lake Havasu City, AZ
4th Annual Lake Havasu Rockabilly Reunion held at Lake Havasu State Park, 699 London Bridge Road, Windsor Beach, Site 4. Open to pre-1968 vintage cars and motorcycles. Pin-up contest, 1950's hair salon and barber, carnival rides, live entertainment, celebrity appearances, swap meet, vendors and food. Contact: Kennie 928.846.0335 or rockabilly.reunion@yahoo.com.
February 17-19 - Sacramento, CA
The Sacramento Autorama held at Cal Expo Fairgrounds, 1600 Exposition Blvd. Hours: Fri. 12pm - 9pm. Sat. 10am - 9pm. Sun. 10am - 7pm. Over 450 of the finest custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around the country. King of Kustoms contest, Custom d'Elegance award, vendors, pinstriping and live music.
Contact: 877.rod-shows or info@rodshows.com.
February 18 - Sacramento, CA
3rd Annual Capitol City Car Show held at Alexander Twilight Aspire School, 2360 El Camino Ave. Hours: 11am - 5pm. Raffles, food, kid's jump house, music, and vendors. Contact: 916.576.9679.
February 19 - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Auto Swap Meet held at 3494 Boulder Hwy. Hours: 7am - 2pm. Car & bike swap meet and car & bike corral. Vintage, classic & Hi-performance cars, trucks and bikes, new & used parts and accessories. Contact: 760.595.0072 or LasVegasAutoSwapMeet.com.
February 24-26 - San Diego, CA
46th Annual Big 3 Auto Parts Exchange held at Qualcomm Stadium, Friars Rd. and Mission Village Dr. Hours: Fri. Noon - 4pm, Sat. 8am - 4pm, Sun. 8am - 12pm. Antique and collector car parts exchange and swap meet. Contact: 619.276.7135 or big3@big3partsexchange.com.
February 25 - Whittier, CA
Whittier Area Classic Car Show held at Whittier Area Community Church, 8100 Colima Rd.
Hours: 9am - 4pm. Open to all pre-1976 vehicles. Contact: WhittierAreaClassicCarShow.com.
February 26 - Long Beach, CA
Early Times 43rd annual Mid-Winter Rod Run & Garage Tour. Leaving Richard's Hot Rod Repair, 1450 Caspian, Long Beach, CA at 9AM - 3PM. Destination will be Oak Glen with 3 stops. There will be a Poker Run for cash prize which is optional. Contact: 310.339.3268.
February 28 - Rancho Mirage, CA
2012 Rancho Mirage Desert Classic Concourse d'Elegance held at Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa. Hours: 10am - 4pm. An annual world class exhibition of classic cars. Fine food & wine, up-scale vendors and music. Car Club Corral adjacent to Concourse d'Elegance Exhibit. Contact: desertconcourse.com.
MARCH 2012 EVENTS
March 3 - Los Angeles, CA
Annual Porsche and Vintage VW Literature, Toy/Model & Memorabilia Swap Meet held at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd. Hours: Starts 9am. Over 225 tables with tens of thousands of collectibles- posters, sales literature, toys, models, factory gift items, press kits, tech literature, small trim items and accesories for Porsches and vintage VW's. Contact: Wayne 909.930.1999.
March 4 - Pomona, CA
George Cross & Sons presents The West Coast's Largest Classic Car, Corvette, Porsche, Street Rod and Volkswagen Swap Meet and Classic Car Show - The Pomona Swap Meet. Held at Fairplex, Pomona. Hours: 5AM to 2PM. Over 15 miles of cars and parts for sale. Contact: (714) 538-7091 or pomonaswapmeet.com.
March 9-10 - Temecula, CA
Spring 2012 Temecula Rod Run held in Old Town Temecula, Front Street. Hours: Friday Cruise 5pm - 8pm, Saturday Show & Shine 8am - 4pm. Friday cruise & Saturday Show & Shine will have over 500 pre-1970 vehicles. Food, vendors, music and entertainment. Contact: www.rodruntemecula.com.
March 17 - Gardena, CA
2nd Annual Car Show presented by the Junipero Serra High School Booster Club. Held at Serra High parking lot, corner of Marine & Van Ness. Hours: 10am - 3pm. Open to all classics, muscle cars and hot rods. Awards, food, fun, vendors and music. Contact: Jeff 310.480.1007 or boosterclub@la-serrahs.org.
March 18 - Sacramento, CA
Association of California Car Clubs 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Car Show held at the California Auto Museum, 2200 Front Street, Old Sacramento. Hours: Car show 1pm - 4pm, Museum tour 4pm - 5pm, Dinner 5pm - 6pm. Music and dancing 6:30pm - 9pm. Contact: Johna 916.442.5984 or Rex 530.622.6608.
March 25 - Arcadia, CA
6th Annual "Run With A Winner" Car Show presented by Cal-Rods San Gabriel Valley held at Santa Anita Park, 285 W. Huntington Dr. Hours: 10:30am - 4pm. Car show on the legendary infield at Santa Anita Park. Day at the races, live Thoroughbred races. Family fun, pony rides, face painting, carnival games and bounce houses. Street Rods, customs, classics and Corvettes. Cal-Rod proceeds go to benefit local charities. Contact: Jack 909.626.0300 or calrodjack@gmail.com.
March 31 - Brea, CA
4th Annual Brea Baptist Church Car Show & BBQ in the church parking lot, 217 E. Birch St. Hours: 9am - 3pm. Open to all pre-'76 classic, hot rods, sports cars, trucks, muscle cars, imports and motorcycles. All proceeds benefit kids program at BBC. Contact: Ron 714.330.3565 or carshowsatbreabaptistchurch.org.
APRIL 2012 EVENTS
April 14 - Los Angeles, CA
Hot Rod Swap Meet hosted by Trompers of Eagle Rock. Held at Eagle Rock Recreation Center, 7544 N. Figueroa St. Hours: 6am. Rare and common parts only. Free admission. Contact: 323.255.7564.
April 15 - Pomona, CA
George Cross & Sons, presents the West Coast's Largest Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show at the Fairplex. You'll find over 2,500 vendor spaces full of hard to find car parts and accessories at low swap meet prices. Thousands of original and restored Corvettes, Porsches, Street Rods, Volkswagens and pre-1975 Classic Cars will be on display and for sale. 5am to 2pm, rain or shine, we swap. Admission $8.00 per adult, children 12 and under, FREE. Contact: (714) 538-7091 or pomonaswapmeet.com.
April 21 - Diamond Bar, CA
City of Diamond Bar Car Show held at Pantera Park, 738 Pantera Dr. Hours: 11am - 5pm. All cars, trucks, makes and models are welcome. Contact: April 909.839.7072.
April 22 - Buena Park, CA
27th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever sponsored by the Ford Car Club Council held at Knott's Berry Farm. Hours: 10am - 3pm. An exhibition of Fords from 1903 to 2012. "Special Interest" display by Ford Motor Company. Food, drinks and music. Contact: 626.914.3738, fabulousfordsforever.org.
April 22 - Huntington Beach, CA
8th Annual Customs and Classics Car & Motorcycle Show presented by Marine Cheer. Hours: 9am - 2pm. Open to all customs, classics, street rods, muscle cars, trucks, special interest, daily drivers and motorcycles. Vendor booths available. Contact: marinacarshow.com.
April 29 - Valley Center, CA
Heartbeat Happening XIV held at Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Rd. Hours: 9am - 3pm. Open to all 1973 and older vehicles. Car show, vendors, craft show, lion's club breakfast and BBQ. Contact: Pat 760.745.2064.
