3rd Annual Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals in Pomona, Ca

One of the contestants in the popular burnout contest at the Street Machine Nationals.

The 3rd Annual O'Reilly Street Machine Nationals took place at the Pomona Fairplex over the weekend. The show attracts 100's of muscle cars and hot rods to Pomona for a two day car show, auto cross and burnout festival.

Not just a traditional show and shine, the Street Machine Nationals wants people to drive their vehicles. There is a designated cruise lane through the fairgrounds, plus an auto cross, dyno tests, stopping test and daily burnout contest.

Here are some photos courtesy of California Car Cover from the car show over the weekend.

A sunny and warm weekend helped bring out the classics to the Pomona Fairplex.

The Builder's Pavilion housed a number of hot rod vendors, plus a group of invited muscle car builders. 

Plenty of super charged engines were on display at the Street Machine Nationals.

For more information on the Street Machine Nationals Series, please visit their website. To see where California Car Cover is headed next, please check out our Events Page online.

1940 Packard Darrin Convertible from our March 2015 California Car Cover Catalog

Our March catalog kicked off spring a few weeks early today. The latest California Car Cover car care and accessories guide features many new products for the automobile enthusiast. Highlighting the latest catalog is the rare 1940 Packard Super 8 Darrin Convertible.

This pristine classic is owned by longtime California Car Cover customers Rob & Linda Raznick of Calabasas, Ca. You might recall that we featured a few of Rob & Linda's other classics on a past catalog cover.

This rare Packard was #42 of 44 ever produced. It has all matching serial numbers and the original sales receipt. The car was in very good condition when Rob acquired it, but he decided to fully restore the automobile to its original condition. Tony Castellano of Palmdale, Ca completely restored the vehicle. Tony and Rob did an excellent job of making the Packard look beautiful, because it won Best in Class when it was taken to The Quail Show in Carmel, Ca.

The Packard is powered by a Whisper Quiet 160hp straight 8 motor. 

The catalog cover.

Thank you again to Rob and Linda for participating in our March catalog photo shoot. Stay connected with California Car Cover on Facebook to see more great photos from catalog shoots and car shows.

1953 Chevy Club Coupe from our March Catalog Cover

Our March catalog featured an eye catching sour apple green 1953 Chevy Club Coupe . This Chevy is owned by local customers Chuck and Linda Barker. The Barkers' have a very nice collection of classic Chevy automobiles. We even featured their yellow Chevy Nomad on our catalog cover a few years back. 

 Chuck finished the restoration of this car last summer. He drove it out to one of our Hot Rod Cruise Nights at California Car Cover and we couldn't wait to photograph it for a spring catalog this year.

Classic Chevy enthusiasts might notice that this 1953 Chevy has some subtle exterior modifications. Chuck actually used sheet metal and parts from a 1954 Chevy on the exterior. Classic Chevy enthusiasts will notice that the grille is from a 1954 Chevy.

Chuck applied the PPG Sour Apple and Custard paint to the Chevy.

The custom leather interior was taken care of Albert Lara.

The Chevy features a 350 Chevy engine under the hood and a 350 turbo transmission.

The Barkers' wanted to give a special thanks to Frantic Fred's Hot Rod Shop for their work on the chassis. 

California Car Cover would like to thank the Barkers' for participating in another photo shoot. Check back again next month for coverage of our April catalog cover vehicles.