Pomona Swap Meet: Welcome Antique Auto Enthusiast

MAY 2008 EVENTS

May 17

14th Annual Muckenthaler Rod & Custom Show held at 1201 W. Malvern Ave. Fullerton, CA. Hours: 8AM to 2PM. Cool cars, live music, great food, prize raffles, pancake breakfast and more. Contact: (714) 738-3383 or themuck.org/AnnualMotorCarFestival.htm.

May 17

Classic and Custom Car Show held at Corona High School, Lincoln & W. 10th St., Corona, CA. Event benefiting the Corona navy Junior ROTC. Vendors, breakfast & lunch available, dash plaques to the first 120 entries. Contact: Martin (909) 213-4378 between 6PM - 9PM.

May 17

8th Annual Cruizin' Tunes Car & Model Show sponsored by the Canoga Park High School Booster Club, held at Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park, CA. Open to all pre 1979 Classic cars, trucks and Customs. Proceeds benefiting the sports, clubs, music and organizational groups at Canoga Park High School. Contact: cruizintunes@earthlink.net.

May 17

Cruisin' Under the Stars 2008 presented by Coyote Cruisers at Victory Lane Sports Complex, 22603 N. 43rd Ave, Glendale, AZ. Hours: 6AM to 10PM. Dash plaques & event t-shirts to the first 350 entries. Event to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Contact: Bill (602) 300-5606 after 4:30PM.

May 17, 18

10th Annual Wheels & Waves Classic Car & Hot Rod Show held on State Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Saturday car cruise and BBQ at 3PM, 129 Castillo St. (Pershing Park), Sunday car show featuring honorary judges Sam Foose and Chip Foose, and honorary Grand Marshall Andy Granatelli. Hours: 9AM to 3PM. Contact: (805) 683-3869 or www.wheelsandwaves.com.

May 18

34th Annual Friendship Day hosted by the Mid Peninsula Old Time Auto Club held at Canada College on Farmhill Blvd., Redwood City, CA. Event open to all makes and models of Classic and Special Interest motor vehicles. Contact: Bob (650) 851-4944.

May 18

14th Annual Concours d'Elegance - everything from classic antiques to contemporary exotics and performance cars will be on display. Special attractions include a horseless carriage entourage of brass-era cars that will make it's way to the Muckenthaler from Fullerton's Downtown Museum Plaza. Hours: 10AM to 4PM. Contact: (714) 738-3383.

May 24

American Heritage Car Show - Grape Day Park 321 N. Broadway - 9AM to 3PM - 760-743-8207

May 25

43rd Annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show held at Potter Jr. High, 1743 Reche Rd., Fallbrook, CA. Hours: 6:30AM to 2PM. Open to all vehicles through 1983. Parking on grass. Pre-registrations only. Contact: FVCC@roadrunner.com.

May 26

San Diego Auto & Cycle Swap Meet held at the San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego, CA. Hours: 7AM to 1PM. Trophies, prizes and entertainment. Contact: Ray (858) 484-9342 or sandiegoautoswap.com.

JUNE 2008 EVENTS

June 1

George Cross & Sons, presents The West Coast's Largest Antique Auto, Corvette, Porsche, Street Rod and Volkswagen Swap Meet and Car Show - The Pomona Swap Meet. Held at Fairplex, Pomona, CA. Hours: 5AM to 2PM. Over 15 miles of cars and parts for sale. Contact: (714) 538-7091 or pomonaswapmeet.com.

June 7

Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show held at the Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA. Hosted by the city of Fountain Valley, CA. Hours: 7AM to 3PM. Pancake breakfast, Texas style Pit Bar-b-que, goodie bags, dash plaques, raffles and awards. Contact: fvcarshow.com.

June 8

VW Classic held at Verizon Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine, CA, presented by So. Cal Imports. Show & Shine, Vendor Row and Large VW Swap Meet. There will be 25 different classes for all types of VW's. Contact: 800-929-0077 or bugorama.com/newsite/shows/classic/vw_classic.htm.

June 8

13th Annual San Clemente Car Show presented by the Downtown Business Association of San Clemente. Event held in downtown San Clemente on Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, CA. Hours: 10AM - 3PM. Family fun free event, live entertainment, food and more. Contact: (949) 498-4538 or sanclementecarshow.com.

June 8

10th Annual GM Vehicle Show & Swap Meet presented by The Los Angeles Chapter of the Buick Club of America and the John Burroughs High School Marching Band of Burbank. Bring your pride and joy to Woodley Park, 6350 Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys, CA , Between Burbank & Victory Blvd. (Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area). Hours: 8AM to 3PM. Awards will be given through peer judging for 1st Place, 2nd Place & 3rd Place in class, Plus Best of Show trophies for each marque and a few special awards. Contact: 818-999-6626 or buickclub.org/losangeles.

June 14

Rods & Hogs Poker Run to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Orange County Alliance. Registration begins at 8AM, Poker Run begins at 9AM. Starting at the Century Theater Parking Lot, 1701 W. Katella, Orange, CA. Music, 50/50, Raffle, t-shirts, food and fun. Contact: (714) 974-0697 or email ovarianoc@aol.com.

June 14, 15

44th Annual L.A. Roadsters Show held at the Fairplex, Pomona, CA. Hours: 7AM to 4PM, Saturday and Sunday. Huge roadster exhibition, trade show and swap meet. Contact: (310) 544-4200 or laroadsters.com.

June 15

Father's Day Car Show at the Harbor presented by Milestone Car Society of CA and Murphy Auto Museum of Oxnard held at the beautiful Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, CA. Hours: 9AM to 3PM. Event open to all Makes and models. Contact: (805) 985-8143 or murphyautomuseum.com.

June 15

Pasadena Police Classic Car Show held at Paseo Colorado on Colorado Blvd. between Marengo Ave. and Euclid, Pasadena, CA. Hours: 11AM to 4PM. Event open to pre-1974 vehicles only. Featuring over 150 classic cars from 1930 - 1974. Awards, 50/50, raffle, live music, food and more. Contact: cityofpasadena.net/police/PD_CARSHOW

June 20, 21, 22

The 23rd Annual Pismo Beach Classic presented by Sun County Marine in Pismo Beach, CA. See website for hours. Event includes: winery poker run, vendors, live entertainment, Pismo cruise, blood drive, live charity auction to benefit the Veterans. Contact: thepismobeachclassic.com.

June 21

26th F100 Western Nationals held at Canyon RV Park, 24001 Santa Ana Canyon Road. Anaheim, CA. Hours: 8AM to 3PM. 2008 is the 40th Anniversary of Pickups Limited. Contact: f100westernnationals.com.

June 21

2nd Annual Sierra Madre Police Association Charity Car Show. Located off the 210 freeway to Baldwin N. Enter at Baldwin & Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA. Hours: 7AM to 3PM. Open to Pre-1974 vehicles. (No motorcycles please). Prizes, event pin, t-shirts, goodie bags, raffle, 50/50 and more. Contact: Ted (310) 505-9817 or email tts10851@aol.com.

June 22

June 23-27

The 2008 CORSA International Convention presented by CORSA and host club CORSA Chapter 914- CORSA West of Los Angeles, along with help from Ventura County Corvairs, Vintage CORSA, and the Inland Empire Corvair Club. Held at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA. Contact: conventions.corvair.org.

June 28

2nd Annual Boy Scout Car Show, Valle Del Sol held at Charter Oak High School, 1430 E. Covina Blvd., Covina, CA. Hours: 11AM to 3PM. Pinewood derby racing, cubmobile show, climbing wall, street rods, custom classics, Corvettes and Antiques. Prizes, food, drawings. t-shirts & more. Contact: Matt (626) 351-8815 x 253.

JULY 2008 EVENTS

July 12

4th Annual Teen Challenge/ Mayor Larry Guidi Car Show held at Southbound Hawthorne Blvd. (between El Segundo Blvd. & 135th, just north of Rosecrans Blvd.) in the City of Hawthorne. Hours: 10AM to 3PM. Great Family Event Music, 50/50 Raffle & Door Prizes. All Proceeds help support Southern California Teen Challenge to fight drug abuse and gang activity. Contact: (310) 644-3695.

July 13

July 17

4th Annual Rock Around The Block hosted by the Torrance Historical Society & Museum held 1345 Post Avenue, Torrance, CA. Hours: 5PM to 8PM. This 1950's free family event will have many 1950's vehicles to view courtesy of the Cruisin' 50s South Bay Club and local car owners. There will be a cake walk, contests for hula hoop, pie eating and bubble gum blowing. Bop to 50's music and enjoy In 'N' Out Burgers. Contact: Carl (310) 781-7590 or torrancehistoricalsociety.org.

July 19

42nd Annual Seabreeze Hot Rod & Classic Car Show. Held at Seabreeze Church, Huntington Beach, CA. This is a neighborhood family event to showcase cars and trucks from our local area. Vehicles will be judged and awarded trophies in 17 categories. Vendors, giveaways, kid activities, reptiles and exotic animals to see, food and more. Contact: Sam (714) 968-9871.

July 20

July 25

1st Leg of Classic Thunderbird 48 in '08 presented by Classic Thunderbird Club International (CTCI). This tour of the lower 48 State Capitals is to raise awareness of the McPherson College Automotive Restoration Department. The tour starts July 25 in Sacramento, CA and is scheduled to finish on September 22 in Phoenix, AZ. Contact: 48in08.com

July 26

1st Annual ALADS Charity Car Show presented by Oldskool 66 Cruzers held at 2 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755. Hours: 9AM to 3PM. Awards, Food, Vendors, Music, 50/50, Raffle. Proceeds from Show go to LA County "At Risk Youth Programs". Contact: Mail Questions to ALADS Car Show, 2 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755.

July 27

18th Annual Ventura County British Car Show presented by Central Coast British Car Club of Ventura. Held at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, CA. Contact: centralcoastbritishcarclub.com.

July 27

Garden of Angels Charity Car Show presented by Garden of Angels Committee held at Yucaipa Regional Park in Yucaipa , CA. Hours: 9AM to 3PM. Pancake Breakfast, Awards, Raffle, Vendors. Proceeds to benefit the "Safe Surrender for Newborns". Contact: Gary (951) 681-4605.