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 69bug
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| posted on October 29th, 2012 at 10:09 PM |
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Hey All,
Heading over the the U S of A for a couple weeks in January,
Will be staying in California not far from the Gene berg shop!!
Of course will be heading over there to buy a shifter and a few other parts (suggestions also please ahaha)
But what other great things besides theme parks, Hollywood ect is great to do in California (first time traveler)!! Definitely going to go to an nba
match!
Would be great to hear other people's experiences and tales!!
Thanks
Mike
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| posted on October 29th, 2012 at 10:33 PM |
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Hey Mike!
Looks like I'll be heading back over there at the same time, but will just be passing through California to head to Tampa, Florida.
As for my stay in LA, we did the Santa Monica pier, Hollywood Boulevard and then the drive up Mulholland to the Hollywood sign lookout.
Need to go to a sports bar just to experience it, but don't recommend getting food at them.
Best of all, just have a super duper amount of fun!
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 12:11 AM |
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Yes, Pomona Swap Meet is on January 13 in LA - you MUST experience at least one of these in your lifetime.
http://www.pomonaswapmeet.com/future-events.php
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 05:58 AM |
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Mike
If your intending to buy certain items i would suggest that you ring the shop well in advance and actually buy the items and then pick up on the
holiday date
most shops dont carry too much stock so dont be disappointed
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 06:29 AM |
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You have to do the boardwalk from Santa Monica to Venice beach.
Also do a bunch of online shopping and have the stuff delivered to your hotel.
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 06:38 AM |
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buy a copy of Hot VW and just visit all the vw shops, as they are all in the same area , AJ SIMS , FAT PERFORMANCE , RANCHO, BERGS etc.
check out peirside vw and Huntington Beach boardwalk,
enjoy the fwys
some pics rom june that people took.
http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=130
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http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=125
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http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=126
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http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=129
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http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=127
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 03:58 PM |
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So is the Classic Week and the Pomona Swapmeet on during the same week? Or does the classic Week have its own swapmeet?..One day the wife and I would
like to do San Fran and the West Coast but would like more info on vw and car related events..Anyone in the know on here?. thanks Jason.
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 05:44 PM |
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the Classic weekend is on in JUNE every year
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 06:28 PM |
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I quite enjoyed the Le Brea Tar pits, and The Getty Center.
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 07:51 PM |
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Thanks for the opinions guys! Going from the 16th onwards
Is the swap meet VW or everything?
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 08:04 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 69bug
Thanks for the opinions guys! Going from the 16th onwards
Is the swap meet VW or everything?
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CHECK OUT THE PICS.
http://www.volksfahrer.nl/copper18/thumbnails.php?album=125
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| posted on October 30th, 2012 at 09:06 PM |
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Ian strugling to navigate volksfahrer site?
whens the next show?
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| posted on October 31st, 2012 at 04:41 AM |
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Sorry Mike, 'been distracted.
Looks like the Pomona site is 'down' just now - Cyclone Sandy related I presume as some other regular haunts are down too. Keep an eye on it - I'm
sure that it will come up soon.
The Pomona Swap Meet is held roughly every two months in Pomona in 'the hills', south/east of LA.
Decades ago it was the odd mix of Chevrolet and Porsche only - there was always a lot of VeeDub there as well. It is now considered a Chevrolet,
Porsche, VeeDub Show. Concourse, Cars For Sale all sorts of side show events and of course the SwapMeet. In promoting the event, the organisers often
refer to "15 miles of swap sites".
One time, when I really "needed" a lot of stuff, I hired a van and a wheel barrow and parked the van in a good spot over night - it is a big problem
carrying stuff around.
Call it up on YouTube to get a feel for what it is all about.
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| posted on October 31st, 2012 at 05:56 AM |
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Irwindale every Thursday evening, Its a must do, get there early, traffic is like nothing you've seen!
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