Event Coverage 2012 Wichita Sunflower Swap Meet photos

I also saw many other Hambers------
including my pal Lippy who had a booth showing off his patented invention that is used by body shops to lift hoods off and on by ONE PERSON and it is slick !!
Sadly I have no photo of it

 

OK, that's gonna do it for now. I carried my heavy camera thru a crowd of people all day and spent 2 hours this Sunday am putting up this thread. I need a break !!!
Thanks for looking and for your kind comments.

 

That's 2dueces64.

 

Ha!!! I saw some of my old T parts in the pics, some that I delivered that day we brought the motors!

 

This looks like a great swapmeet. What is the dates for next year? I would like to put that on my calender.

 

always the first Friday and Saturday in February

 

Thanks Harry!

 

Love this swap and hated to miss it, but with the snow forecast between here and there did better staying home. Great pic's. Thanks Paul. Gary

 

Wish I would have been able to make it. Looks like a Great time. Getting things ready for Lincoln in March. Rod

 

Good to See You Paul, and Nice meeting Model A John as you always keep good company close at hand. Hats off to Larry for getting around so good I am sure he was sore after that long day.

Neal,

 

Paul,
Thanks for letting us go along on your travels again. Your Posts always make it feel like I was there too. The food looks great. I swear you ought to weigh 350 pounds. I know I would if exposed to that kind of temptation. Take care.

 

Not bad, thanks.

 

That belonged to a friend of mine named Gordon Brown. He built it in a little garage in wichita. I'll call him today and ask what he sold it for. Its absolutely beautiful.

 

thanks for posting
good gl is walking in bigger circles

 

Great set of fotos Paul...and kudos to Mrs. PF for feeding those poor Cornhusker boys.

 

PF you must have taken those pics on Friday, I see extra stuff in them from what I remember. We made it Saturday early and spent most of the day, always a good time but one of these days I'm going to hunt you down and make an introduction!

I scored the following goodies:

• Starbird-Devlin show logo shop jacket (given to me by the friend we stayed with, he won it in a silent auction at that show).
  
• magetic rubber jaws for my 6" vice (where else do you find this kind of stuff?)
  
• "SW 6th Street" vintage sign from Eudora, KS. (nothing special but nice man cave piece). I paid for this one twice, when I got it and when I left in in a trailer at the end of the earth that I went to with a guy looking for an AD truck bumper...got back inside and realized I set the sign in the trailer. Hiked another mile in the cold and back.
  
• small block rams horns that were blasted and painted, great shape for $25
  
• 1950 missouri truck tag with the metal date tag. (from Larry the licence plate guy) Dad bought an NOS '62 plate, still had paint in the holes.
  
• Dad almost coming to fisticuffs with some guy after asking if his hub caps were 10 1/8 and guy says "I'll pull my d*** out and measure it for you". LOL
  
• coupla beers...
  
• sore feet...
  
• good times!!!

 

It was a good meet, ive never been, so it was a good first time for me, we just went thru friday from open till about 2, then had to take off to Austin TX, so i could catch my flight home in the am.

I ended up buying some gauges (pictured), a box of 4 nos and 1 used ansen posi shift shifters, a moon column drop, a nice 471 blower core, and what i believe to be a studebaker 3x2 intake that had been modified into a 4bbl. and a pair of chrome reverse rims.

Everything was resonably priced too.

Had a good time

JEFF

 

the 3 stooges! Good to see you again Paul! We had fun, saw some friends and came out on teh positive $$.

 

"You're welcome, PF", said the madman!

 

Good meeting you, too!

 

Thanks, PF. AS always, it's a wonderful treat to piggy-back on your excursions. Those pies looked great!

 

Looks like a Cushman Eagle frame in the 6th picture of post #4

 

Paul great pictures swapmeet cindy and I are having regrets about not going but know with the weather it was the right thing to do. Hope to see you and all the guys in lincoln saturday.

 

Frank it was much better quality than some previous years.
5-6 will invade Lincoln to see you next weekend if weather permitting.

 

any 39-46 parts chevy gmc

 

yes some

 

I was there on Sat. I didn't end up bringing anything home with me. What was with the 5 wndw and the roadster being covered up with tarps? What was the guy asking for them?

 

Thanks for the pictures!!! Great coverage as always.

 

went sat. had a great time, got a few good deals, missed one on wheels and an intake but it was a good day all in all.
goat

 

The new owner of the place got the parking problems worked out this year, which was great. The vendors showed up in force - very few no-shows. Foot traffic was high due to the rain (couldn't work outside in the rain and mud).

My car club (Midway Chapter of the Studebaker Driver's Club) had a great time handing out literature and free coffee! That was the most fun 2 days I've had in months. Saw some neat stuff on the tables, and talked with a few guys wearing HAMB shirts. Time well spent. If you haven't been here before BE HERE NEXT YEAR!