I am flying into LA today will be in the area until Sat afternoon. Any shows going on? I am staying fairly close to LAX and have a rental car.
you just missed the Van Nuys cruise last night, but here's a list of whats going on here. http://www.socalcarculture.com/events.html
If you have never been to the NHRA Museum at the Pomona Fair Grounds thats very worth visiting. If you stay till Sunday you can hit the Pomona swapmeet, also at the fair grounds.
The Petersen Museum has some decent exhibits right now too. http://www.petersen.org/default.cfm?docid=1001 But you might want to stay outside because it is going to be the nicest weather we've had in months!