Unique Stuff Spotted at the Big Three Swap Meet

This past weekend was the annual Big Three Swap Meet in San Diego, Ca. I drove down there on Saturday to check out all the action. Here are some photos of the crowds, cars and unique stuff up for sale.

The Big Three Swap Meet is held at Qualcomm Stadium. I had never been to the swap meet before and it was impressive. There were a lot of vendors with all sorts of car parts and garage stuff. A lot of the attendees were men, women or families that had simply emptied their garages. California Car Cover was not vending at the show this year, but I wanted to go down and visit some customers.

Custom tractors built from old sewing machine parts

Need a vise for your work bench or maybe a Michael Jackson record?

Vintage anvils?

The Qualcomm Parking Lot

How about some hub caps? Or...hup caps?

The show attracts 100's and 100's of vendors from all over the country. There was aisle after aisle of car parts. I am used to the vendors and crowds at the Pomona Swap Meet, so the Big Three was impressive. There were plenty of cars up for sale and vendors everywhere.

Custom interior art in the van

Not really sure about this one...

You can find just about anything at the Big Three.

 There were a ton of vendors with bicycles and motorcycles up for sale. Any make, any model, any condition pretty much.

 I love old Chevy Novas and there were quite a few up for sale. Here are some photos of a few clean ones that were on display.

I like this vendor's signs. You can buy the rusty car parts and use them however you want.

Need a full size Unocal globe for your garage?

Door handle pile

A few vintage Bonneville race cars

Custom Spaceship

 These decals were on the back of a vintage trailer that was being used over the weekend at the show. Below is a California Car Cover Instagram collage from the show.

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Photos from Big SoCal Euro 2012 in San Diego, Ca

VW at Qualcomm Stadium

This past Saturday was the annual Big SoCal Euro Gathering at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Ca. The event attracts around 2,000 European cars from all over Southern California, so it is a fairly large one day show. California Car Cover was not exhibiting at the show, but I cruised down there to meet up with some friends and customers. Here are some photos from the get together.

 The show is open to all European cars new and old, though most of the vehicles were late model VW and Audi makes. There were still plenty of vehicles from Mercedes, BMW, and even Saab. A few classic VWs were parked here and there as well.

All Lined Up.

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A clean old Mercedes

The show is free to everyone, so that always makes for a large crowd. There were plenty of exhibitors, a BMW test track and local food trucks. It is a great, no-hassle car show to meet up with friends and see some cool vehicles.

Our friend Bernie from dub-nation had his GTI on display at the HRE booth.

 The event was sponsored by Falken Tire, GIAC, Mossy VW and many other companies that helped make the show possible.

 One of the more popular events of the day was this contest put on my Mossy VW. The goal was to see how many people could fit inside of a new Volkswagen Beetle. Not sure what the contestants won or if it was worth it to be packed in a car full of sweaty people, but it was something to see.

Shiny BBS wheels.

I had a good time at the show. Do you like classics and muscle cars? If so, check back later this week for photos from the Mecum Auction in Anaheim, Ca. I stopped there to check out the cars on my down to Big SoCal Euro. For more information on California Car Cover, please check out our website.