When Bo, Bebop, Johnny, Oscar and Tom decided to start a car club to make their tight knit group “official”, they didn’t have to think hard to come up with a name. Since they were just some fellas from the Inland Empire of Southern California, with a common love for cars, that was it – ...

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It’s time to check back in with Chris from Goodies and Family to see what he found at the June 2nd Pomona Swap Meet. Among his best finds at the event, Chris added another porcelain sign to his extensive collection. This time he scored a circle Texaco sign that is 80 inches in diameter. Chris ...

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Thanks to the Original German Folks VW Klub for their awesome showing at the June 2nd Pomona Swap Meet. Although many in the club are Pomona regulars, it was great to see such a large group of them together on the front row of our VW Car Corral. What an incredible display of classic Volkswagens! ...

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Thanks again to Scouts West for attending the June 2 Pomona Swap Meet as a Featured Car Club. They are a fun group of people, who are not only involved with a very unique vehicle manufacturer, International Harvester(IH), but brought out some really interesting examples. Checking out the original and modified Scouts and hearing all ...

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If you are interested in classic cars for sale, then you may be compelled to participate in the upcoming  Lambrecht’s Chevrolet liquidation classic car auction. It just may be the most intriguing classic car event of the year. Many classic car enthusiasts may be well aware of Ray P. Lambrecht’s Chevrolet Company as one of the ...

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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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One advantage for classic car enthusiasts at an event like the Pomona Swap Meet is that it is a large gathering of experts with the same passion for classic car ownership and restoration. Trustworthiness is important in the classic car world and you tend to find good faith in a community centered around a common interest. Plus, ...

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When you visit enough car shows you often see the same friendly faces and the same great cars over and over, and one car in particular really caught my eye.  That car was one of the more unusual adaptations of a 1930 Model A Ford that I’d ever seen, but it’s history is likely the ...

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John’s wife was less than thrilled when she pulled into the driveway and discovered her parking spot filled with “treasures” John had secured from the estate auction down the road.  Farmer Johnson was locally and affectionately known as a “collector”.  Now much of that collection lay a few mere inches from her front bumper.  In ...

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Looking for a classic car to fix up can be difficult for beginners, especially if you don’t know where to begin looking for cars for sale. There are plenty of newer cars in the local papers and on car lots, but there are not many classics. So to help you find that classic, here are ...

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Fixing up that classic car sitting in the garage is an exciting process. After everything is done and that car rolls out of the driveway for the first time, you feel like you are ten feet tall and swelling with pride. Your labor of love is rolling down the street and everyone is looking. Getting ...

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