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More Fantastic Photos From The Long Beach Swap Meet – April 2013

Posted in Event Coverage April 12, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  9 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We ran Scott’s first load o’ photos from the April 2013 Long Beach Swap Meet yesterday and we promised more, so here they are. In this gallery you will see some truly awesome street freaks that have been dragged out of years in isolation for all of us to smile [...]

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PHOTO COVERAGE: Cars, Parts, and More From The Long Beach Swap Meet

Posted in Gallery January 29, 2013  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

The Long Beach Swap Meet is my favorite. I know that Pomona is bigger, but if you want deals, and don’t want to weed through toys and crap, then the Long Beach Swap Meet is the place to go. Don’t mistake my preference for a lack of understanding. Here in Southern California we have two [...]

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2012 Canfield Swap Meet: BS Approved Cars and Stuff Gallery

Posted in Event Coverage May 9, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

(Photos by John Milk) – BangShifter John Milk hit the 2012 Canfield Swap Meet in Canfield, Ohio with his camera, too much cash, and all the good intentions in the world to take photos, buy a couple of small items, and not send his wife into low Earth orbit. He succeeded in taking the photos, [...]

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Swap Meet Gallery: The Always Huge Spring Carlisle Swap Meet! Cars, Trucks, Vans, Parts Galore!

Posted in CAR SHOWS May 1, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  3 comments

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The annual spring-time right of passage, Spring Carlisle! Packed house this year for Friday of the multi-day swap, lots of folks looking for that gem among the millions of parts being offered up for sale. The car corral was particularly busy this year with everything from Muscle Cars, [...]

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Gallery: Cool Cars and Hot Parts at the Long Beach, California Swap Meet – July 2012

Posted in Event Coverage July 11, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – California correspondent Scott Liggett had one heck of a busy weekend. On Friday night he was at the SoCal Bob’s Big cruise and sent us this gallery. On Saturday he was wrenching on his own stuff, and then on Sunday he woke up before the sun rose and scooted over [...]

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Event Coverage: Pomona Swap Meet Photos From The First Event Of 2013! It Was Cold, But It Was Packed!

Posted in SWAP MEETS January 14, 2013  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

When I rolled out of bed to head down to the first Pomona Swap Meet of 2013, it was almost 30 degrees outside. Yep, it gets cold here in California sometimes too. Too damn cold for me, but 28 degrees quickly warmed up into the 40′s once the sun came up, and we were able [...]

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Show Gallery: The Pomona Swap Meet - October 2011

Show Gallery: The Pomona Swap Meet – October 2011

Posted in Event Coverage October 26, 2011  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

And the hits just keep on coming! Bob Chiluk didn’t sleep all that much on his California adventure and here’s more proof. He was up before dawn yet again to shoot this gallery of photos at the vaunted Pomona swap meet. We’ve taken you here before, usually through the lens of Scott Liggett our man [...]

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Swap Meet Gallery: The 2012 Traders Village Houston Auto Swap Meet

Posted in Event Coverage March 22, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

(Photos by Charles Wickam) - While the internet has become the largest venue for selling cars, parts, and virtually all other kinds of automotive related stuff, the good old swap meet lives on. There is value in being able to handle the parts you are buying and there is certainly an advantage to be able to [...]

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Gallery: Vintage Parts From the Spring Carlisle Swap Meet 2012

Posted in Event Coverage May 4, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > > 

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Having shown you a couple of great galleries of the cars in the huge corral at the 2012 Spring Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet, we’re turning our guns to the main attraction of the meet for most people, parts. Despite the rise of the internet, eBay, Craigslist, and any number [...]

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Event Coverage: All Volkswagen Gallery From The Pomona Swap Meet. Bajas, Bugs, And Vans Oh My

Posted in SWAP MEETS January 16, 2013  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

This past weekend’s Pomona Swap Meet was big. And since we couldn’t possibly hit all of it in the time we had, we decided we would go for three galleries and grab hot rods, trucks, and VWs this time. There are still tons more to see, plus street rods, and all kinds of parts, but [...]

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The Long Beach Swap Meet: April 2013 – Photos Of All The Awesome Iron In The Car Corral

Posted in Event Coverage April 11, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Last weekend Scott Liggett awoke at the crack of dawn and ambled down to Long Beach, California to take in the coolness that is the Long Beach Swap Meet. They call it the Long Beach Swap Meet but every time Scott sends us a gallery we swear that they should [...]

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Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet April 2013 – Awesome, Weird, & Granny Fresh Cars For Sale!

Posted in Event Coverage April 18, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – It was cold, dark, and cloudy at 6 AM last Sunday morning when our SoCal reporter Scott Liggett, rolled through the gates at the Fairplex of Pomona in his 1970 Caprice for the April edition of the Pomona Swap meet. That didn’t dampen the spirits or reduce the crowds, just [...]

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62 Photos from Today's Long Beach Swap Meet

62 Photos from Today’s Long Beach Swap Meet

Posted in Event Coverage December 1, 2008  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

After clearing 10,000 square feet of junk out of our old 7,000-square-foot shop, we had lots of stuff to get rid of. Combine that with our need for food money and it was obvious that we had to go peddle some goods at today’s Long Beach Swap Meet. We ended up selling about $1,100 worth [...]

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108 Photos: Today's Pomona Swap Meet

108 Photos: Today’s Pomona Swap Meet

Posted in Event Coverage December 8, 2008  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

Today’s Pomona Swap Meet started out a little slowly at 5:00 a.m. under a heavy overcast, but traffic picked up throughout the day. Even so, it was a little down in size overall and for the first time in years I walked all the cars and all the parts rows and gathered 108 photos for [...]

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Event Coverage: The 2009 Big 3 Swap Meet in San Diego, 110 Photos

Event Coverage: The 2009 Big 3 Swap Meet in San Diego, 110 Photos

Posted in Event Coverage March 2, 2009  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

On Friday, February 27, we took a drive down to San Diego to have a look at the Big 3 Parts Exchange, an annual swap meet in San Diego, California. It’s called Big 3 because it is run by three clubs: the Antique Auto Club of America, the Horseless Carriage Club of America, and the [...]

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Event Coverage: March 2009 Long Beach Swap Meet

Event Coverage: March 2009 Long Beach Swap Meet

Posted in Event Coverage March 2, 2009  by  Chad Reynolds > > 

Did you just read the blog item about how we hit the Big 3 swap meet in San Diego on Friday? Don’t go thinking that wore us out. Nope, we were ready for action again this morning (Sunday, March 1) to hit our first Long Beach Swap Meet for 2009. We didn’t have a dime [...]

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