They’ve been here for years.  In fact, the Cal-Rods Car Club of San Gabriel Valley was started in 1954 by a group of students at Baldwin Park High School.  Over sixty years later, the club is still going strong with 400+ members, some of whom will be showing off their rides at the Pomona Swap ...

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BY BRYAN WOOD / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 11, 2017 / HAYNES MANUALS / Every car has a battery to crank the engine, and power the fuel pump and ignition at startup, but then the alternator starts spinning and providing the power. Because of this, you can often jump start a car with a failing battery, then ...

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Want to win an official 2018 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show event t-shirt? Well, we’re trying something a little different for our June 2018 t-shirt giveaway. Here’s how you can enter the drawing: You must have an Instagram account. Follow @pomonaswapmeet on Instagram. Post pictures on Instagram of any classic car you want with the front ...

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BY BLAIR LAMPE / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 13, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / There are some parts of a vehicle that, when failing, do not need to be immediately replaced. A water pump is not one of those parts. Due to the vital role the pump plays in cooling the engine, if it stops ...

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We want to thank everyone who participated in our March 4, 2018 Instagram Shirt Giveaway! Check out #MyPomonaPics to see all of the entries, and follow @PomonaSwapMeet for fresh content straight from the show! To stay up to date on show news and to find out about future giveaways, make sure you sign up for the Pomona ...

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What’s that smell?!? Eliminate odors quickly and easily with Scent Bomb – just a couple sprays in your car and it’ll be smelling fresh and new! We recently caught up with Bruce Bender, distributor of Scent Bomb Products and owner at BJB Investments, to find out a little bit more about the business: TELL US ...

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BY BLAIR LAMPE / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 20, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / If your vehicle was made in the past 20 years or so, you’ve probably heard of carburetors, but never really dealt with one. For personal vehicles at least, they’ve fallen out of favor for newer and more reliable technology. But they ...

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Want to win an official 2018 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show event t-shirt? It’s easy. Here’s how: You must have an Instagram account. Follow @pomonaswapmeet on Instagram. Post pictures from any Pomona Swap Meet on Sunday, March 4, 2018 using #MyPomonaPics. (Pictures do not have to be taken at the March 4th event, ...

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BY BENJAMIN JEREW/ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 9, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / We’ve long departed from the 3,000-mile oil change; most automakers now suggest longer oil change intervals, usually every 5,000, 7,500 or 10,000 miles. These longer intervals are possible thanks to both tighter engine-manufacturing tolerances and high-tech, low-viscosity engine oils, which make for more ...

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BY BENJAMIN HUNTING / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / Brake rotor replacement is a fact of life for any vehicle owner, but how can you know for sure that it’s time to swap in a new set of discs on your automobile? Is it possible to get more life out ...

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BY BLAIR LAMPE / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 12, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / Tires are, unfortunately, considered consumable material on a car. Along with things like filters, windshield wipers and fluids, you should expect to replace them several times during the life of a vehicle, as the more they are used, the more worn ...

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BY BENJAMIN JEREW / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 8, 2018 / NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION / With so many parts hiding inside today’s drum brakes, replacing them is not for the faint of heart. Dealership technicians probably work on drum brakes at least once a week, and brake specialists probably more than once a day. After years in ...

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