Event Coverage my vacation trip to Wisconsin and Iola swap meet plus day 2 and 3

Looks like fun Paul. Thanks for posting the pics!

 

I still don't know why people post photos of food on the here. Heck, I see food like that every day!

 

Thanks for the great picture previews Poverty! I'll be heading that way in the morning, looks like another great weather day. I take it for granted how great that show and swap is since it's so close to us, been going since I was 12.

 

Did I see SAUSAGE ??? >>>>.

 

Thanks for posting, keep it up!! It's GREAT!!!

 

Yeh, but Bob you are a lucky guy. With all that great food, how come your not size challenged like myself? Oh, and I really enjoyed the pix Pov.

 

Thanks for the pics !!

 

I need to go to that swap meet someday. Looks like a good one!

 

Great, hope ya got some more pics.
Rod

Yep, just read that ya took 700. Looking forward to the rest

 

Thanks for sharing looks like a great time and don't know what looks better that Pie or 33-34 coupe

 

Nice job, Paul.

I like that red Merc.

Wish I could be there, but I became a dad this week for the third time. Violet Ann was born on Tuesday!

 

i was there and you were ..........in the can ... looking for shade ... in the chikin dinner line ... takin huge pics ... stealing pies....applyin spf 2000... getting the mud out of your tire treads on yer scooter... taking the manaquin out for hidden a sharpie tattoo..

i am not drivin back today
thanks for the pics i did not miss too much

found some 32 stuff that was not to hard to carry around

left home at 5 a.m.
arrived 9:20
walked about for 7 hours
home by 8:30
550 or so mile round trip including detours and pit stops


gosh i am too old for this kinda stuff

 

i won't get there this weekend but Iola always is worth the trip. BTW Bobwop is just plain good folks (but seriously, how many toys can one man have?).

 

thanks for sharing the pics. We will be there tomorrow looking for odds and ends

 

nice looking 46 chevy pickup

 

Size challenged. I have found the perfect description of myself now after 60 years.LOL!! Thanks Dick.

 

Nice to finally meet ya.

Jake is my buddys name, his hamb name is miserywhip, hes a newby still

Heres my hall from Iola, we were gonna stay for friday but i spent all my money, yesterday i called it my under $20 dollar day, most of the little trinket stuff i bought was under $20 bucks by far, and most of the little gauges and stuff were $5 or less, the blue metalic wheel i paid up for cauyse its nos and damn nice and the back larger wheel was $40 and it came with a mounting adaptor to early for and its very nice too with 5 holes, so its kinda odd. also picked up a very cool blue streak adjustable voltage regulator, over all had an awsome time

JEFF

 

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Then I saw this little cutie (possibly some Hamber's daughter) and I was impressed that she was driving a Model T down the road all by herself. <center>
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Then my pal "bandit Bobwop" and I went to the car corral and we walked thru the hundreds of cars until he fond a nice clean low mileage 49 Olds sedan from Montana that had a rocket V8 and hydramatic in it. He was able to get it bought. Here is a photo of Lawrence, me, and "bandit Bobwop" at my swap meet space.<center>
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All that walking made us hungry so Bob and I went to find some food and settled on the grilled chicken dinners that Iola is famous for and some homemade milkshakes. Yum.<center>
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Then it was time to sit in my ez up tent and rest and visit with folks passing by. Wasn't long before some Hambers showed up. Here is Stick Shift and his friend John. <center>
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Then Inlaw Model A (Paul) showed up with his dad and son David. <center>
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Then I met a new friend whose Hamb name is fiddysixF (Todd) from Michigan who was with his two kids and we had a good visit with him. <center>
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Then my good friends father and son Dick and Eric Husting from Port Washington, WI showed up and sat with us in the late afternoon and we had fun talking with them. Later, I closed up shop and we went into the village of Iola downtown and ate a nice supper with them. Of course I had fish since I was in WI and it was Friday night. <center>
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Gaaahhh!! Who's the hideous beast with those poor children!
Great to meet you Pov. Have a safe trip home!
The kids have already asked about next year's swap meet.........

 

what a great day for me! Met up with Tom from Kent's Big Bars at 4AM and enjoyed the ride up in his gorgeous fully-restored 62 Newport. Parked right next to the tower in the show car area.

Met up with PF and Lawrence and headed out. Found a real nice 49 Olds sedan with 53k miles. Montana car and super solid. What a honey.

Bought some trinkets, hung around the Flats, ate with Paul, BSed with some HAMBers.

Went back to the car corral. Phone rang. Sold the Olds for a modest profit.

But get this...I had to drive it home. What a great way to end a perfect day. The better part of three hours cruising at (above) freeway speeds with a Rocket V8 performing to perfection. I wish I could keep this car, but how many toys can a guy have?

Besides, it costs money to provide those hungry Kansas fellows a feast like that!

 

Bob, I am glad you sold that car already. Good deal. Now get ready for more company because we are heading 3 hours south to your place tomorrow afternoon and we WILL be hungry. Is there any pie left?