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 next Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show is coming up fast, so it’s time to pull out the old wish list, see what’s missing in your latest project and make some space on the garage wall for another porcelain sign. Or, it may be time to trailer that barn find and round up ...

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Some things are worth devoting a lifetime of pursuit to—things that are lasting, that represent much more than they seem, and that fuel the future. At least we believe so, and that is why we have devoted nearly 40 years of our lives to the Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show. Not everyone gets ...

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If you’ve decided you want a Corvette but are not sure what year is “your” year, here’s some information to help you out. Corvettes have been around since 1953. Over the past several decades these cars have gone through several major changes, as is to be expected. Sometimes the body style received a major overhaul and other ...

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Since 1986, Volkswagens have been a huge part of the Pomona Swap Meet. One of PSM’s participating vendors, who also has a long history with VW’s, is Santiago’s Auto Repair. This full-service restoration shop has been keeping VW’s on the road since the 1980’s and they continue to help customers realize their vision with their ...

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Some owners of classic vehicles trailer their “pride and joy” to and from events to avoid wear and tear, weather and all the other numerous hazards of the road. Then, there is the group known as So Cal Broncos, whose events and activities are centered on just such hazards. As a matter of fact, they ...

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It’s time again to check back in with Chris from Goodies and Family to see what “goodies” he found at the March 3rd Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show. When asked about the coolest items that he had found at the March meet, Chris reported the following: two original barber poles, one Vendo soda machine, ...

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It was fun to see the awesome display of trucks that our Featured Car Club, the ATHS- So. Cal Chapter, brought to show off at the March 3 swap meet. I hope everyone got to meet this great group of people and enjoy their trucks. They are really a unique club and as you can ...

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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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Little girls love their daddies. She wants to help you work, but she can’t come to your office. She wants to drive with you, but she can’t quite see over the dashboard. So she holds your tools and hands you the ratchet or the filter wrench when you need it. Surprisingly she never wanders off. ...

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Customizing automobiles is as old a practice as the automobile itself, and you can see this automotive heritage on full display at the next Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show. The first customizers were often coach builders employed by society’s elite to make their cars “like none other.” But it was the 30’s, 40’s, ...

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Porsche is one of the most iconic names in the entire automotive world. And while their newer cars are extremely advanced, it’s important to remember where they all came from. The company’s most famous car is the 911. Infact, the original 911 was known as the 901. However, there was a conflict with Peugot over the ...

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