yesterday we had sun, rain,hail and snow and a cool breeze just across the river from the meet so it must have been a lot of fun at the track. bit warmer and lots of sunbreaks today should have made it a lot more comfortable. forecast much better tomorrow so glad I've waited this long.
i was there today... good day for a swap meet and alot of people there.. saw some cool cars but most seemed over priced, that, or they really weren't interested in selling.
what i posted in the other swap thread: i went today to both PIR and the Expo center... walked around both, twice... pulling my daughter in a big radio flier. im f'ing beat. there were some killer deals on complete non-running cars, but most were sold by 4pm. a 28/29 A roadster body, frame, '59 flatty and a pile of parts went for $1500. '40 ford 2 door for $1900. a totally complete 30/31 tudor body thats actually pretty clean for $900. a good 10 or so late 30s pickup cabs. more 70s motorcycles than you can shake a stick at. model A parts are in slim supply. got a very clean 28/29 closed car windshield frame for $20, nice cowl band for $5, model A pickup grill shell for $5. not really any A sheetmetal to speak of. some cool old tools... i bought a 1960s Sears 2 stage, 220v compressor for $25 from a guy who was already packing up to go home. seems like quite a few sellers were only there for today. didnt meet any HAMBers... just got quizzical looks from anyone i asked. talked to plenty of nice folks, though. if'n i were to only go to one, it would be the Expo. think im gonna hit it up again late sunday and try to pick up something fun.
It was not raining hard enough, so I stayed home?,LOL..This is the first one I have ever missed, but my back just can't take it any longer.
^ not only did the rain stop, but the sun started blazing by noon or so. got a bit of a sunburn, even.
i'll be there bright and early tomorrow. have to close the bar tonight, so looks like i'll get about 3 hours sleep tonight. damn.
The guy on the loud speaker at the Expo on friday was a complete ass!!! Almost got shot for pulling a cart across carpet at the Expo. but other than that great time. The race track kicks ASS!!! getting a spot there next year an unloading some stuff.
Well I came over from Australia and had a great time, I walked PIR Thurs and the Expo Friday (after getting lost, then rying to figure out the parking sutuation) didnt buy anything from the PIR, but went back to the chopped down 32 grill about 3 times. I still cant get over that 32 5W that sold for 6k (so the seller told me). I bought a set of Roto-flo shocks (been waiting a long time for those) from the expo for much less than he was asking, great guy i bought them from too. Bought a few flathead manifolds and some spotlight little books. Over all it was a great swap, I could have spent 20k if i had it I took a bunch of pics. The hot dogs are kick ass at the swap
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