Couple sites you might want to check out for your trip. The NHRA drag racing museum is in Pomona (same place as the Pomona Swap Meet) so you might want to see that...

http://www.1134.org/adventures/dragrace/

Here is the Petersen Museum as mentioned...

http://www.petersen.org/

I haven't been to either one but have heard both are great!

[This message has been edited by the poor mans museum (edited 01-31-2008).]

C Cragg