If relaxing on a white sand beach with a tropical drink is your idea of retirement, then your vision is extraordinarily different from that of Jose Ramos.  You see, Jose would prefer to spend his retirement talking to you.  Well, you and a few thousand of your car crazy friends. At the Pomona Swap Meet, ...

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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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For all of us who appreciate cars, but have never had the time, money or know-how to actually restore one, here’s a post about the effort that goes into fixing up a classic.  Finding an old beater is often the easy part, just check our classifieds or come out to our show on October 20th… ...

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All kinds of cars show up to the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show, but none are quite as unique as the rat rods and their owners. To their creators, rat rods are works of art. But, what makes a rat rod a rat rod? What makes them stand out from other hot rods? ...

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If you’re looking for a classic car, look no further than the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show in Southern California. We’re here so you can link up with a seller to buy the GTO, Chevelle, or Shelby that you’ve been trying to find. But how do you know what condition the car is ...

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Last week we discussed one aspect of the Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show— buying and selling hard to find classic automotive parts. This time, we get into the nitty gritty… the cars! Many people go to car shows to see the rides of their youth, exotic cars, or to catch a glimpse of ...

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Right around the corner, on October 20th, is the biggest swap meet this side of the Mississippi. Some of you might never have been to a swap meet before so you have no idea what to expect. Well, our next couple of posts are meant to help with that. This week, it’s all about parts ...

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When someone tries to sell classic cars, keeping up to date on the market conditions for those cars can become a chore. That’s especially true when a car collector has dozens of cars he wants to sell at top dollar. Because the online world can’t always comprehensively track market conditions, do you really know what ...

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Finding classic car parts for your restoration project can be challenging. While regularly occurring swap meets like the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show are the best places to find those hard-to-find parts, there are a few other options. You can always surf the net by checking out sites like eBay or online car forums. In ...

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Whether you’ve only recently taken the plunge into the classic car world or you’re an old-timer searching for that one car you’ve always wanted, there are thousands of gleaming beauties on show and for sale, parked under the California sun, at the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show.  But how do you know if ...

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Sitting watching late-night television, a lot of times, can leave one with the feeling of, “I could have invented that!” Well you might just as easily get the same feeling walking the aisles of Pomona when you happen by Bob Baker’s Auto Fender Bib’s space. There you’ll find the custom protective pads he makes to ...

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We will be welcoming one of the oldest Corvette clubs in the world to the August 11, 2013 Pomona Swap Meet, as our Featured Car Club. Corvettes of Southern California (CSC), with over 100 members, has been operating continuously since 1956. Membership is open to owners of Corvettes – any year, which makes for an interesting ...

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