Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show — Local services in Pomona

The Pomona auto swap meet has been in full swing since I was a kid in the 80s. It has all ways been thousands of people that get here at 4 A.M. in hopes of finding that rare part or car they have been looking for. It's a very simple concept. Take a huge area ( Pomona fairplex) and split it down the middle. One half cars for sale ,show or trade and the other half new ,used and obsolete car parts. It is physically impossible to look at all the parts vendors and all the cars in the same day. I have a 63 caddy and most years it's way cheaper to just pay the fee to get your car in the show. That way you can get entrance on Saturday plus you don't pay for parking or admission...but the real smart part of that is with price of taking your car in the show it covers parking ,admission and you can bring in your own ice chest for food and /or drinks and when they sell an $18 dollar hot dog....and a $12 dollar beer.....you do the math on how much you potentially save by bringing your classic car, VW, or corvette in to the show. LONG LIVE POMONA...

My first time there I was greeted very nicely by staff at car parking lot entrance the only thing i found to be bothersome was an older female security guard in a small pickup truck aggressively approached a young child on a small bike as if he was committing a grand sin almost as if she wanted to escalate the situation purposely. I understand that there are rules that should be followed but this approach to the situation at hand was very aggressive, other than that I had a great time and the vendors I interacted with and purchased items from were very nice. I definitely...

Went to the car show last Sunday October 8. Pretty expensive for what it is. I expected to see hot rods and cool classic cars like Cadillacs, Chevys and Fords (there were a few) but really it was just a bunch of low riders. Not my thing. Too many Cholos, not much visible security, high priced food and beverages ($4 bottled water and $11.50 beer) and most "Vendors" were selling what looked like junk. Not talking bad about them as that's their business but outside of just a handful of Classic cars, this was a bust. Great place if you're looking for car...