Event Coverage **THE BIG H.A.M.B. SWAP MEET** (picture thread)

Hi Guys. I have been meaning to do this for a while now. I have had a detailed search and I'm sure this has not been done before. I had a great friend of mine pass away last year after a brief illness. He was a great big guy with a heart to match and was a great father to his 2 kids. He loved his old cars and was a swap meet and clearing sale addict. When he was ill in hospital, he told me how he missed the swap meets and wished that he could go to one and catch up with all his buddies, but he was bed ridden and it was just a dream. I suggested that I load a heap of swap meet photos on a lap top and he could browse at them all day long whilst in his hospital bed.He wanted to do that, but Keith's time came before I could organize it all.
How about we establish a picture thread with photos of cars for sale on trailers and photos of swap meet sites and the parts in them so as we scroll down the page with our mouse checking out all the neat cars and parts for sale, it would be like walking down the aisles looking at them too. It would be great with a brief description and a price too.
People restricted to their beds during illness,many of us between swap meet seasons or just when we have a little time will get a kick out of looking at a great big swap meet right here on the computer screen.

Heres a photo of Keith leaning on his favorite car, a '37 Chev Roadster.



Heres the Swap meet starting at site No. 1

A '35 Roadster (Bendigo Swap) $20,000 from memory.


A 3 carbed y block (Bendigo Swap) $2000


A '40 two door sedan (Bendigo Swap) Price unknown

 

Site Number 2

Flat Head Ford engine lifter tool (Ballarat Swap) $50


'40 Chev? Utility (Ballarat Swap) $5000

 

Site Number 3

Chrome Chopper Bicycle (Hahndorf Swap) $700


'32 roadster body only (Glass) (Toowoomba swap) $8000

 

Site Number 4

A '48 Dodge ute (rooted) (Clare Swap S.A.)


Chev Pickup $40,000 and Coupe $36,000 (Ballarat Swap, VIC.)

 

Site Number 5

Corvair Chev ute thinga ma bob (Ballarat Swap, Vic)


Early Speed Car (Toowoomba Swap, Qld.) $22.500

 

Site Number 6

1956 Mercury (Ballarat Swap, Vic) $16,000

 

Site Number 7

'34 Roadster - I dont think it was for sale. (Ballarat Swap, Vic)

 

Site Number 8
Land Rover pedal car (Ballarat Swap, Vic) $$$unknown

 

Site Number 9

50'S Pedal Car (Ballarat Swap, Vic) $$$unknown

 

some cool toys- too bad they are not here in the states. Looks like you Aussies still have some good old iron there for sale for reasonable prices.

 

Some good stuff there.

 

First off sorry to hear about your friend. Digging the land rover pedal car. Nice thread!

 

Site Number 13.

A '39 Ford ute (Toowoomba Swap, Qld) $1250 complete or $850 body only.





Nice galv grill, thanks to the donor tank/windmill blade!

 

Site Number 14.

Big 46-48? Dodge at Toowoomba Swap - Shearing shed fresh





Good to see that it has survived the floods, fires, storms, mouse,toad,grasshopper & crocodile plagues and other numerous natural calamities that Queensland often experiences!

 

Site Number 15

A v-twin Cleveland. Sounded like it was only running on a couple of cylinders though. Why, because you can I suppose. (Ballarat Swap, Vic.)

 

Wow- I REALLY want that '39 ford ute!!

 

Cool I love swap meet pics !!

 

It's just like being at the swap meet! Great pics...have any more?

Pete-

 

Cmon folks, post away with your swap meet pictures and help me out here. I'll get more as soon as I find them. See if we can make this a BIG 200+ page swap.

 

yeah minus the sore feet from all the walking

 

i'm going to the fridge in ballarat next weekend so i'll snap some pics for you there

 

It's a pity the Super Southern swap has died, it always bought out some nice project cars.

 

Gotta love the fridge swap, the coldest swap meet in Australia..........

 

We are booked in for the Fridge as well, so we will see you there. Nothin like travelling 9 hours to and 9 hours back home from a small swap with a ute load of 'imported'(Vic. tin) goodies. We South Aussies usually set up in the lounge bar of the Peter Lalor Hotel and watch the locals contest in the karaoke comp on the Saturday night before, so 1994. Junior dude and I can't wait! H.R.D.

 

yeah but one of the best IMO.

i heard the super southern's back on too. council worked it out with the bloke who runs it apparently

 

i'll see you there then HRD, you sellin or just buyin? kareoke sounds like fun

 

I spoke to Trev last week and he said it won't be him that puts it back on, he's had enough.......

 

that sucks. somebody will hafta step in, cant let a swap like that go to waste

 

Blower and injector set up (Toowoomba Swap, Qld.) $7000



N.O.S. FC -EK Holden front floor pan (Ballarat Swap, Vic.)$500

 

Nice old screen printed Southern Cross sign (Toowoomba Swap, Qld) $350 from memory.



Stupid big trolly that kept getting in the way and smashing ankles (Toowoomba swap,Qld)