By Rob Sass / Originally Published November 20, 2013 / Hagerty In this age of ultra-short product lifecycles where a three-model-year run unchanged is an eternity, it’s tough to imagine the same basic design being produced for three separate decades or more. Here are six cars well known to most Americans that all had tortoise-like life ...

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By Rob Sass / Originally Published December 5, 2013 / Hagerty Four-door sedans don’t usually get the love from classic car fans the way coupes and convertibles do. We think it’s time that changed. Here are five of our favorite four doors ever. 1.  1962 Lincoln Continental: The ’62 Continental may be the coolest sedan of ...

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What a perfect pairing:  classic movies with classic cars!  For an enjoyable evening, check out one of these Pomona Swap Meet recommendations… 1) Back to the Future (1985) – the film that’s now synonymous with the infamous DeLorean DMC-12!  Starring Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future featured a one-of-a-kind, custom built, time ...

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By Rob Sass / Originally Published November 8, 2013 / Hagerty Baby boomers are in full nostalgia mode as they contemplate their lost youth. And as the last generation that really bought into America’s love affair with the automobile, it’s natural that some of that nostalgia is of the four-wheeled variety. Here are five of the ...

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Have you seen the news about the treasure trove of 500 classic cars stashed away in the small town of Pierce, Nebraska?  Apparently there have been stories for years about a dealer who kept unsold stock over the course of his career.  What’s amazing is that the rumors were true.  And now this vintage collection of mostly ...

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You will undoubtedly see some muscle cars at the Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show on August 11, however, there are arguments over the definition of a muscle car. Musclecarclub.com says that the term wasn’t used until the late 1970’s. “A muscle car, by the strictest definition, is an intermediate sized, performance oriented model, powered by a ...

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Hollywood has done some pretty good car movies over the years. Movies with nice looking cars, nice looking gals, great car chase scenes, and sometimes just spooky cars make up this list of must see movies.  Before heading out to a swap meet like Pomona, try brushing up on your classic car movie references with ...

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Back in the days before oil shortages and sky-rocketing gas prices, back when power and style was everything, back before the roads became choked with miles of cars that all looked the same… we had muscle cars. Whether the age of muscle cars was before your time or whether you’re searching for some special muscle car ...

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There is nothing more fun than building your very own street rod.  Being able to say you built a car from the ground up is something every person should be able to experience.  And at the world-renowned Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show you will be able to get all the materials you need to ...

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Do you have anything planned for June 2nd? If you do, try to clear the day for one heck of a good time at the Pomona Swap Meet and Car Show in Pomona, CA. Let us give you just two reasons why you can’t miss this show: “American Graffiti” and “Grease.” We will explain. These two ...

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The success of The Ford Motor Company in America shows how innovation helped the company find a place in our nation’s history books.  With a $28,000 cash investment to get started, The Ford Motor Company successfully “changed how the world moved.” It all began with a man named Henry Ford who had a way with anything mechanical. ...

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The history of the Volkswagen Beetle is a very interesting story that expands over 50 years. Some people have no idea of it’s origin and others mistakenly think that Adolf Hitler created this car. Germany did play a huge part in making this car possible, but it was an Austrian automotive engineer that started this dream. That ...

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