Hot Rods By The Yard! You might think that finding a fabric salesperson and a seamstress at an auto related swap meet is somewhat strange. That’s because you never met Kathy Karns of “Baggie Bags”. Kathy is a special lady featuring the sales of unique car fabrics selling by the yard to Pomona Swap Meet ...

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Happy Campers – West Coast Bays As usual, it looks as though we will have a bunch of happy campers at the December 4th Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show. One large group will be happily camping, showing their vehicles and sharing stories and information in the Volkswagen show/sale section. They are the West ...

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Studebaker, from Conestoga’s to Coupes Early in the 18th century, the Staudenbecker family of Solingen, Germany decided they would relocate to a place that would allow them freedom of religion and of their personal lives. In 1736, they set out for America bound for a new home in Philadelphia, PA. The immigration clerks, unfamiliar with ...

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As Long As It Is An Auto Show THE 34TH ANNUAL “Run to the Sun” car show was presented on October 19-23 by the Rods and Relics car club of Lake Havasu City. The event was held on the golf course next to the beautiful Nautical Inn on the island at Lake Havasu, Arizona. This ...

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Ford (you know, the car company that did not take any taxpayer funded stimulus) announced that they will move ahead with a one liter, three cylinder engine to be installed in the European version of the Focus compact next year. Two other autos are slated to receive the engine, a small minivan and a new ...

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The Bling Is The Thing! You want a real treat? Visit with Bobee Hoffstatter at her vendor space located at the Pomona Swap Meet on Road 24, Space 55. Bobee has a passion for the product she sells, “The Bling”. According to Bobee, this product is almost magic in its cleaning and rust removing properties. ...

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The Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. Who could stand to learn a little more about the Studebaker? I know I could and that’s why we are excited to welcome members of the Studebaker Drivers Club as our Featured Car Club, at the October 16th Pomona Swap Meet. The Studebaker Company was founded in 1852 by the ...

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These Folks Don’t Act Like They’re “Over The Hill” They may have named their car club the “Over The Hill Gang”, but these Apple Valley residents are certainly not what you would call representative of the senior citizens in our society. They are a group of fun-loving enthusiastic custom car and street rod owners. They ...

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The Bonneville Salt Flats in Northwestern Utah is central to the history of motorsports.  It is the fastest race course in the world with scores of world land speed records having been set on the Flats, the first of which being 141.73 mph in 1914. The “National Landmark” is home to the historic circular race ...

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You Can Easily Keep Your Cool While Others Are Boiling Hot! Or at least your automobile, your pride and joy, can give you a cool, trouble free ride. This has been and will continue to be one of the hottest summers in recent memory. Of course, I live in Arizona, so it’s just another typical ...

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Over the Hill Gang – Apple Valley October 8th, 2011 – 9AM-2PM On August 14th, the Pomona Swap Meet will welcome the Over the Hill Gang-Apple Valley as our Featured Car Club. The club will be gathering to do what auto enthusiast enjoy most; showing a wide range of classic cars, swapping stories and information, ...

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Edsels At The Pomona Swap Meet!     Edsels at the Pomona Swap Meet are indeed an unusual occurrence, especially when you see 20 staged together. During our June 5th Swap Meet, we hosted the Southlanders Edsel Owners Car Club and hoped to get as many members as possible to gather and show off their ...

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