70 years ago, the first Corvette was born
July 14, 2023
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 30, 2023 / HAGERTY What better birthday to celebrate right before America’s than the Corvette’s? 70 years ago, the first example of America’s sports car rolled out of the factory in Flint, Michigan. Building that first car was an interesting process. The Ford Model T might have brought ...
8 American classics to watch at Mecum Indy 2023
May 16, 2023
BY Andrew Newton / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED May 15, 2023 / HAGERTY “Dana Mecum’s Spring Classic” auction—aka Mecum Indianapolis—is one of the largest auctions of the year, and there is always something for everybody. Last year’s sale featured over 2000 vehicles, and prices ranged from $1100 to $2.2M. Quite the spread. Given the venue and the ...
Junk in the Trunk: Auto history’s leading rear ends
July 26, 2022
BY Diego Rosenberg / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED July 11, 2022 / HAGERTY 11 July 2022 Despite the proliferation of video chat and Zoom calls in recent history, the fundamentals of interpersonal communication involves face-to-face interaction. When it comes to automobiles, we aren’t all that different. Manufacturers tend to design them “from the front,” as people digest ...
EVENT INFO – SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
July 16, 2019
The world famous Pomona Swap Meet is California’s premier classic car marketplace! Rain or shine, we swap. Thousands of classic cars for sale and on display! That’s right… with over 15 miles of classic cars, parts, accessories, and automobilia, we’ve got something for every car enthusiast. Whether you’re coming to buy, to sell, or just ...
Top Car Shows for Your 2018 West Coast Summer Road Trip
August 29, 2018
BY MONDELLO PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 24, 2018 / MONDELLO PERFORMANCE / Check Out These Top Car Shows Summer is rolling by, but it’s not too late to take advantage of the many car shows that pop up at this time of year. We’ve compiled a list of upcoming exhibitions in California and Oregon that ...
Are You Following Us? Our 5 Favorite Posts From May
June 1, 2017
Whether you come to every Pomona Swap Meet or you’ve never actually made it to a show, you can find fresh content straight from Pomona on our Facebook and Instagram. Here are a few of our favorite posts from May 2017: 1. It’s hard to beat a classic, fastback Pontiac if you’re going for that Kustom look. This one was an ...
How do you define “Modern Classic?”
March 7, 2017
By John L. Stein / Originally Published December 20, 2016 / Hagerty / They say The Rolling Stones never retired. From 1963’s “Come On” to this year’s “Hate to See You Go,” the band’s artistry evolved in one long, winding progression – kind of like the Mother Road, only with staff lines instead of lane lines. ...
Are You Following Us? Our Best Instagram Posts of 2016
January 10, 2017
If the Instagram bug hasn’t bit you yet, well, you’re missing out. With loads of original content, you can get a taste of Pomona on the daily by following @PomonaSwapMeet… even when you can’t make it to the show! Here’s a look at a few of our top posts from 2016: 1. This 1965 Chevy Impala SS ...
10 Late Model Cars That Are “Modern Collectibles”
May 11, 2016
By Andrew Newton / Originally Published December 30, 2015 / Hagerty / In terms of values, the cars we generally think of as classics today tended to follow a certain pattern. Their value would depreciate significantly after a few years or after the next better, faster car came along, then they would be out in the world ...
Al Knoch Interiors – Corvettes & More
May 25, 2015
Located in Canutillo, Texas, Al Knoch Interiors specializes in high quality classic car interiors. In fact, their interiors can be found in numerous Bloomington Gold Status and NCRS Top Flight Award winning Corvettes. We caught up with the man himself, Mr. Al Knoch, to learn a little more about him and his company. TELL US ...
The 10 Coolest Wheels
May 22, 2015
By Rob Sass / Originally Published April 28, 2015 / Hagerty Wheels, tires and stance make a huge difference in the appearance of any car. Swap steel wheels for a set of mags or alloys and it’s like looking at a completely different car. In no particular order, here are some of the most iconic post-war wheel ...
Meet the 2015 Callaway Corvette Stingray
May 14, 2015
The name Callaway has become synonymous with high-performance custom cars, especially Corvettes. Callaway Car’s first major contribution to making Corvettes even faster was a custom twin turbo kit built by founder Reeves Callaway back in the mid-80s. The twin turbo was actually made available through Chevy dealers as a factory installed option. Since then, Callaway has created ...