A new swap meet and... score!

Don't have much $$ to spend right now, but couldn't p*** up the 'Reno' swap meet that was newly relocated to Sacramento this year. Lots of neat stuff, but not much I needed take home til I hit the very last row of the swap. Cool old guy was selling boxes of old car mags (my weakness) for a quarter each. Seemed like no one else was even looking at the stuff. When I'd made a pile he suggested I just buy everything he had... for $20.

Turned out to be over 400 mags. here's just the fifties and sixties stuff (about 300 mags!) Only bad part was the look my wife gave me when i was unloading the truck!

 

Yikes!!!

 

wow nice score !

 

Nice score! Yeah I get "The Look" all the time. It's easier to ask for forgivness than to ask for permission.

 

Wow that was a heck of a deal. Just don't let her know how much they would sell for on eBay.

 

I'd be camped out in my bathroom for about a year with all those!!

 

you're reading my mind.

 

Hope the old guy realised you just scored his entire retirement fund for 20 bucks. Better get that scanner to work, we wanna see some of that GOLD.

 

You did good
There was some good deals there today. I scored good stuff cheep.
The guys that never sell stuff are selling and dont know what they have?

35 front axle $15 nice
31 front axle $ 20 ok
40 Spindles...$ 50 nice

 

Finally scored a deck lid and rear panel for my 31 coupe, $115, lots of other stuff for cheap, a very large swap with low prices.

 

Good deal on the magazines! Do you think alot of vendors left the Reno meet for Sacramento? How do you think Reno will be next week? Anyone from here going to Hot August Nights?

 

Great score. I wish I had the time to find some of the old issues and articles I have been trying to find at the swap meets, most of the clowns I come across want $5-$10 a piece!

Marty McF.

 

That was a great swap, I scored un-cut A roadster windshield posts that were totally *****in', '48 rear bones for $20.00, and a bunch of other stuff I needed. Great swap


Tim

 

Yeah, wives can be funny like that... When you bring in boxes of magazines they feel threatened that they'll lose storage space for their shoes.

 

It was a good swap meet, glad it was a success for John Sweeny. I'll be at Hot August Nights next week, planning to hit the swap on Friday. I heard several sellers say they were going up there. Only score I made was a vintage Radio Jet wagon that I am going to redo for my grand daughters. Great find on the bargain mags!

Pat

 

You go to Hell for abusing old people like that!

 

I picked this up at the Reno / Sac swap meet

Went there looking for a 40's DASH for my A coupe and ended up with a 40's Truck

 

it was a great swap. i realy hope they keep it going. it would be nice to have a big swap meet like that near my house every year.

 

Hello..I was there and all set up..The turn out was outstanding both sellers and buyers..I did pretty well..Handed out over 200 Bus. cards..Today I have several emails and calls.. What I learned was that a lot of people don't walk around with couple of Ks with them..
Anyway the day was great, meet lots of really nice people..Talked Strombergs, linkage, and intakes all day and love it..
John Sweeny did a great job..He's talking about doing two a year..
Here are some pictures of my setup..
Duane..

 

I saw you there, your spot and stuff looked great.
Im the guy with axles in the red wagon , standing there trying not to LOL as you explained to that guy “there’s no such thing as a Stromberg 94”

 

Been there. Now I know to just come home, put it in the shed and only bring in a little at a time.

WOW, strombergs nice stuff.

 

god damnit, i cant even find one mag i can afford... damn man, nice score...

i still have yet to own ONE lil book.. ****ty

 

Where was this swap located in Sacto and when is the next one?
great score on the mags!
cheers,
CAB

 

CAB
It was at the Arco arena

 

awesome thanks!
when's the next one?

 

That lot would keep me quite for a while!Nice find.

 

Damn......note to self, check with Strombergs97 for induction on the next motor.........nice stuff

 

Wow I love the little mags! they are always a great read! As for the looks, I used to get them too until I put a bag over her head... Now I don't get any looks anymore...maybe the bag shouldn't have been plastic :0

 

funny you should ask ... Arco Arena wants us to hold 4 of them there and make it like Pomona North

NO WAY .... we will make a decision later this year if we wil continue to Hold the Reno Swap meet in Sacto

it was a HUGE success in spite of a "few" who tried to torpedo the swap meet in order to support the HAN machine .

it was a real "traditional" swap meet, car guys selling garage treasures ..one day ..
and a few commercial rod shops and services there... many of the vendors stopped off at Arco before going up to the First Annual HAN swap meet ..

we cut up 1,000 lb of cold water melon and distributed free slices to all the vendors ..(Harrah did that way back in 66-68 --) every body like that idea

Yes I know the food was too high priced .. but hey I got you guys free parking -- if it's there next year I will work on getting food prices in line..
but you come for the Rust not the food!! Right ?

any way link to here renoswapmeet.com to find out what will happen in 2009 ....

and email us your thoughts ---and ideas ..

 

Any chance on holding that swap in Sac the same weekend as the Midnight M***?