Took in the Charlotte Auto Fair today..How many HAMB'ers did I miss???

Now I'm sittin' in the parking lot hooked up to Humpy Wheeler's wi-fi...I saw quite a bit of early tin today...I was tryin' to buy a '39 Ford fender but I guess I wanted to pay LESS for a fender than I paid for the whole car!!! Is that asking too much?

I wound up buying some new Martin body hammers and dollies...man, they have a nice feel to 'em. I also bought a new flexible board sander with the removable rods to make 'em bend...I hope it works good.

One vendor had a '51 Chevy p/u frame for sale shortened to 108" wb with a Ford front buggy spring and parallel leafs out back..set-up for a hot rod...low buck and cool, too. Pretty smart guy.

Time for a nap...

 

I was set up Thusday and Friday behind the Bumper Boyz trailer next to a guy selling 3M products.
I bought a set of SBC 57 Chevy fenderwell headers for $20.00!
Got me some Model A door handles and a deck lid handle.
Set of steering joints (cheap still in the pack!).
2 steering wheels.
Nice set of Dietz(sp) headlights.
2 Mid 30s Ford rear tail lights and mounts with a VERY NICE Tennessee Antique plate still attached.
All the hardware to make my Model A windshield swing out again.
A set of 49 Ford hubcaps for $5.00,already put them on!

I made a list this time and got what I was looking for, last time I didn't and got a great deal on some Beer Tap Handles and some duck decoys.



Oh yeah I did buy a cool old COX RC plane for $1.00

 

missed ya

 

You think it could have RAINED any more than it did Thursday or Friday?

Hope the weather was better today for you guys.

 

Just got back, had a space in the Orange field area with Reece. Got a *****in NOS Schiefer Flywheel for my 364 from Pinstriper, will be back tomorrow with Murph to take in some more of it...

 

I was there friday,,,I did see modifieddriver and used his tent to stay dry during one of the many monsoons,,,,,,,,,picked up a bunch of rubber for the Ranch Wagon from Carpenters,,,,,,,Damn,I didn't realize that walkin' around with 277 bucks worth of rubber could be that heavy by the end of the day! HRP

 

I was across the street...........I must have been out walking........I got a 32 3W dash and some goodies.....



Saw A-Bomb, Modifiedriver, Boones, Pinstriper and a bunch of old friends from the Charlotte area when I lived there.......

 

I was there yesterday with my daughter.
Only ran into Zman.
Didn't see modifieddriver.
Where were you, you rascal?!?!

Got a few parts, but didn't find any 30's truck cabs for sale.
Need one badly.....

The thing was too big my ability to walk.

 

I swam in Thursday morning and swam home late Friday night. The only HAMBer I saw was Earl Scheib. Scared the **** outta me.

JH

 

I saw pix of that Scheib guy..he IS ugly...and look at the funky red paint he used on the Denise-Mobile (some guys are just plain untrustworthy!)...I missed the rains and am glad. This was a show I had wanted to attend for years and my schedule (and a Hamb'er "heads-up") made it possible. Thanks...

 

I'm a brand newbie H.A.M.B as of saturday. I was there and bought a super clean, black '51 Plymouth Cambridge that has never been restored for $3800. There are no rust holes or rust on the body, only basic surface rust on frame and under the body. It looks like its been repainted. I am so excited about this car. I even drove it home. I don't know much about these cars but my gut tells me I got one hell of a good deal. Let me know fellas. I Love this board!

Let the mods begin!

******Knuckles (live only 5 minutes from Lowes Motor Speedway)
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there were two mid 30's truck cabs there but both were sold when I saw them mid day

 

Just a suggestion.............GO DO A INTRO..........in the intro section so HAMBers will know a little about you.....and cut you a little NEWBY slack.........if not............be prepared for a POO shower......


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Done! Thanks for the heads up!


******Knuckles

 

Wish i could've went....had to work at the ****ty parts store yesterday, and working on a customer's car today.....damnit.

 

Was there on Fri and Sat. I just finished moving back to Florida and me and my dad got back in the truck and drove about 1300 miles round trip. The thing was huge we walked for 2 days stright and did not see it all. Picked up a cool metalflake helmet, a very nice 36 spare tire ring for $20, and the nicest 50 ford parking light i have seen in a long time. Also went to an open house at Fat Man on friday night it was cool and everyboby was real nice.

 

Yeah,I found your space but you were nowhere to be found! HRP

 

Murph and I were down there for a while today... man was it clearing out quick... best thing we saw was in the aprking lot on a transport...

 

Hey,

I just talked to the seller. He bought it at Charlotte on THURSDAY and is now trying to turn it. Asking $20K. It was definitely the coolest car there today... super clean underneath too. Too bad that original seller on Thursday didn't find a HAMBer looking for a car. A car that cool should have gone to someone who would APPRECIATE and DRIVE it, as opposed to someone who would "hope it APPRECIATES and DRIVE up the price". Just my .02

-murph

 

I was there fri $ sat all day.Found a few goodies!

 

there are so many ways i wanna go with this

does it have louvers??

 

My brother just mede it back from there today. I just helped him unload all of the stuff he bought. He ended up buying a bunch of old vette parts and a rolling frame with engine and ****** off of some guy. He's run out of room in his shop. No place to work..... He has to layout in the gravel to work on his stuff.

 

Is there a HAMB sticker out there so fellow HAMBERS can regognize each others cars?

 

I wanted to go.Had planned to go with my Pops but he went with his son n law on friday.I was expecting us to go on sat.I wanted to meet some hambers and get some pics.