Event Coverage "World Famous Swindler's" Poker Run Need Pix

Sorry I ain't got nothin' in the way of action shots. I had to keep one hand on the wheel and the other on my sodie-pop.

 

Consider this punishment if you're a dial-upper.

 

Great pics. I would definately like to get in on this next year.

 

Oh well, that's something you can totally live with...
Thanks for the cool photos!!! The green Merc is outstanding!


ps. I'm still waiting my last year's poster as well. And this year's one was even cooler...


Swindlers rule!!!


--mika

 

Real hot rods got a single seat and a brake handle...?


--mika

 

The black Shoebox without hood is Sam's?
Good to see the Hudson running strong (and rust-free)!!!


--mika

 

greenfuzz, looking at your shots I know put two and two together on who you are.. glad you did not fall off the dumpster at the gas stop....

for tjm who requested another picture of this

 

Here's a few pics from "Gearheadforever's" camera.

 

Oh....ok then.

Thanks to all for the pics for the "rest" of us.

 

That bin was pretty shaky. At first I thought it was DTs, but then I remembered that I don't drink. Well, let's say I don't drink that much. Okay, I don't drink that much that early in the morning. (the DTs started monday).

FWIW, the Swindlers have been trying to uninvite me for the past three years but I seem to find out when it's happening. This year they sent me on a snipe hunt in Enumclaw. They said there was a car like Speed Buggy down there. But I'm too clever for them (I hung out at the tavern every weekend morning for the past two months).

But I wouldn't think of going ever again. It just seems to get worse every year. The succulent slow-cooked barbecue was terrible--we didn't even have to wait 15 minutes to get our food! Nobody got hopelessly lost this year. No catastrophic roadside failures. What fun is that? And for god's sake the sun got in my eyes! This would be a much better event if it happened in November. All in all it was just a bad time and nobody enjoyed themselves. At all. Period. The only redeeming part of the whole event was the karaoke at the tavern that night.

 

I have never seen anyone run so fast to be at the front of the food line! Thanks for leaving some food for the rest of us!

 

By the USA Track & Field definition, race walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs.

So by that definition I did not run. I walked...I just walked in a very odd fashion and faster than you did.

And I wasn't first; Buffalo was.

 

I need to get out of working weekends, I'm missing out on too much! I ran across a couple links to some Swindler Poker run pics from the past couple years as well as some video footage of this years event.
http://www.cl***icroad.com/Swindlers2006/index.htm
http://www.cl***icroad.com/Swindlers2007/index.htm
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Jeez Sam, that shoebox is ****ies, I'm so glad I got you into Fords. Ha ha. That poker run looks like it was the **** as always. Maybe if I can quit being such a ****ing poser I will show up one year.

 

The true poser is me! It's Ok Keith if you guys never come down to AMOCAT again! I understand.
Steve Glucoft
Amocat Speed Emp.

At least Josh showed!!!!

 

Wow! More great pix!!!!.............Thanks

 

Yeah, that ****er had a real nice sounding 60 in it, thought it was neat.

 

My hat is off to Sam and the rest of the Swindlers for hosting an incredible day of cruisin, people meeting, and just having a plain 'ol good time! Being from Canada, the only "swinging of arms" I saw were the many handshakes I got, and gave, between friends and newly met fellow enthusiast's. I'd have to say it would be hard to top your Poker Run. Thanks again for having us! - Dave

 

Wow.

 

... and Damn.




Thanks for the pics and videos, guys!

Malcolm

 

My truck is always just in the back ground.....

Oh yeah thanks for the invite "World Famous Swindlers" getting better every year.

 

I havent had that much fun forever!

 

thanx again "SWINDLERS" had an awsome time also thanx to all who
posted picts. most excellent....jeffrey

 

old beet,

A very enjoyable thread very cool cars and some great scenery up there in Washington. My '49 Cadillac Sedanette came from Richmond, Washington. My sister lives in Woodinville and all my mothers people live in WA. This is a great shot of the cruising very cool. Below.............

CRUISER

 

The chopped Cad Convert has a column shift three speed and tri-power, a very nice car and owner.

 

walt.. you can be prom queen and stand front and center

 

The car on the right is Gearheadforevers killer hardopped '40 Merc. Having those two awsome Mercs parked like that are the ultimate "bookends". Both had '50 Lincoln taillights, earlier Lincoln push****ons, great chops, and shared the green paint scheme.

 

thanks boones i was gonna ask the same thing....love this thing

 

Thats Jerry Chin...Super nice guy!

 

The light green 50 merc is my old car. chopped the thing myself .I got the car about 80&#37; done and then sold it to Dave when my 34 coupe came along.
B