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Tiny · 10-31-2013, 05:52 PM

So has any one been to this meet? It's in like two weeks. I think Pops and I are going to go. It's like an 8 hour drive but sound like a good meet and time spent with my dad is always worth it . So who else is going ?

700rpm · 10-31-2013, 06:20 PM

It is a good meet, if you're about 90 minutes away, but I don't think I'd drive for 16 hours RT to see it, especially since you're getting close to encountering bad weather in the Siskiyou Pass. Portland Swap Meet, in April... now that's a different situation!

ursus · 10-31-2013, 07:14 PM

The Albany event is really no match for Portland Swap Meet, which takes all day just to make the rounds. This one is held in the Linn County Fairgounds, with half the buildings heated and virtually all of it covered. It is sponsored by the local Model A club but, like most meets nowadays, the "A" stuff is in the minority. I never miss it.

Tiny · 10-31-2013, 07:32 PM

I always find better stuff at small local meets than I do big meets like Portland. The drive doesn't really bother me. The weather will determine.

Willie Krash · 10-31-2013, 08:33 PM

I'm kicking around going. Lots of hot rod stuff that I don't care about. Bigger than I expected. Small ones are fun. Some cars for sale.
Tiny think about Grants Pass next Sept.

C4engr · 10-31-2013, 08:51 PM

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Mike

Tell me about the Grants Pass swap meet in Sept...
I am from GP and I don't know much about it...

Roger

Brian SATX · 10-31-2013, 10:13 PM

Albany Meet is good. Yes not as large as PDX, but a little more fun and they do have a lot of sellers there. I went for about 15 years that I lived in Monmouth. Some years a lot of A stuff, some years not so much. Just like any other meet. Pancake breakfast is great.

Tiny · 10-31-2013, 11:12 PM

Mike
Sept is soooo far away!!! I need my fix soon

What me to pick you up on the way through?
Everyone else
Thanks. I'll see you there

Kirby1374 · 11-01-2013, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian SATX

Albany Meet is good. Yes not as large as PDX, but a little more fun and they do have a lot of sellers there. I went for about 15 years that I lived in Monmouth. Some years a lot of A stuff, some years not so much. Just like any other meet. Pancake breakfast is great.

Pancakes? I didn't see any pancakes last year. It might have been the only thing there that I wanted to buy.

28ACoupe · 11-01-2013, 11:25 AM

Is there a website for info on this meet? I am only about an hour away so I would like to go as well.

http://www.hemmings.com/events/detail?listing_id=37255

This was all I could find using my Google-fu

41plym · 11-01-2013, 11:32 AM

One of my favorites.
41plym

117harv · 11-01-2013, 11:49 AM

Went last year, picked up a bunch of good suff. It was worth the drive from Medford, I will try to make it again this year. Even if you don't find anything you can't live without, a swap meet is always a great way to spend a day.

Tiny · 11-01-2013, 01:12 PM

I saw it advertised in the back of the last Restorer, that's what peaked my interest.

Willie Krash · 11-01-2013, 11:51 PM

C4engr,
It's held at the fairgrounds in Sept. Free admittance. Outdoors and a fair amount of people. Info,
Caveman Vintage Car Club Annual Car Swap Meet
Annual event in September. Phone: 541 479 0123. Website: N/A. Email: [email protected]

Tiny may run up to Albany. About three hours from here.

uncle buck · 11-02-2013, 12:08 AM

I say go for it and make the trip! I have gone the last few years and always enjoyed it and I'm about 6 hours away. It's not whether you buy lots - it's about the experience and will be a great trip with your dad.

dwollam · 11-02-2013, 08:57 PM

I go every year, driving from Central Oregon. Nice, fun meet. See ya there!

J Franklin · 11-02-2013, 11:01 PM

The McKenzie A's will have a booth at Albany, stop in!

10-31-2013, 05:52 PM	#1
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Albany Oregon indoor swap meet So has any one been to this meet? It's in like two weeks. I think Pops and I are going to go. It's like an 8 hour drive but sound like a good meet and time spent with my dad is always worth it . So who else is going ?

10-31-2013, 06:20 PM	#2
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet It is a good meet, if you're about 90 minutes away, but I don't think I'd drive for 16 hours RT to see it, especially since you're getting close to encountering bad weather in the Siskiyou Pass. Portland Swap Meet, in April... now that's a different situation! __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

10-31-2013, 07:14 PM	#3
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,375	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet The Albany event is really no match for Portland Swap Meet, which takes all day just to make the rounds. This one is held in the Linn County Fairgounds, with half the buildings heated and virtually all of it covered. It is sponsored by the local Model A club but, like most meets nowadays, the "A" stuff is in the minority. I never miss it.

10-31-2013, 07:32 PM	#4
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet I always find better stuff at small local meets than I do big meets like Portland. The drive doesn't really bother me. The weather will determine.

10-31-2013, 08:33 PM	#5
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet I'm kicking around going. Lots of hot rod stuff that I don't care about. Bigger than I expected. Small ones are fun. Some cars for sale. Tiny think about Grants Pass next Sept. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

10-31-2013, 08:51 PM	#6
C4engr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 113	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mike Tell me about the Grants Pass swap meet in Sept... I am from GP and I don't know much about it... Roger

10-31-2013, 10:13 PM	#7
Brian SATX Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 821	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet Albany Meet is good. Yes not as large as PDX, but a little more fun and they do have a lot of sellers there. I went for about 15 years that I lived in Monmouth. Some years a lot of A stuff, some years not so much. Just like any other meet. Pancake breakfast is great. __________________ Brian SATX

10-31-2013, 11:12 PM	#8
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet Mike Sept is soooo far away!!! I need my fix soon What me to pick you up on the way through? Everyone else Thanks. I'll see you there

11-01-2013, 11:25 AM	#10
28ACoupe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 559	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet Is there a website for info on this meet? I am only about an hour away so I would like to go as well. http://www.hemmings.com/events/detail?listing_id=37255 This was all I could find using my Google-fu __________________ 1928 Model A Business Coupe Rebuild picture gallery here The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts. Last edited by 28ACoupe; 11-01-2013 at 11:28 AM. Reason: added a link to info.

11-01-2013, 11:32 AM	#11
41plym Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ridgefield Washington Posts: 87	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet One of my favorites. 41plym

11-01-2013, 11:49 AM	#12
117harv Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Medford OR Posts: 56	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet Went last year, picked up a bunch of good suff. It was worth the drive from Medford, I will try to make it again this year. Even if you don't find anything you can't live without, a swap meet is always a great way to spend a day.

11-01-2013, 01:12 PM	#13
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet I saw it advertised in the back of the last Restorer, that's what peaked my interest.

11-01-2013, 11:51 PM	#14
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet C4engr, It's held at the fairgrounds in Sept. Free admittance. Outdoors and a fair amount of people. Info, Caveman Vintage Car Club Annual Car Swap Meet Annual event in September. Phone: 541 479 0123. Website: N/A. Email: [email protected] Tiny may run up to Albany. About three hours from here. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

11-02-2013, 12:08 AM	#15
uncle buck Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Snohomish,WA Posts: 1,030	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet I say go for it and make the trip! I have gone the last few years and always enjoyed it and I'm about 6 hours away. It's not whether you buy lots - it's about the experience and will be a great trip with your dad.

11-02-2013, 08:57 PM	#16
dwollam Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Madras Oregon Posts: 89	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet I go every year, driving from Central Oregon. Nice, fun meet. See ya there!

11-02-2013, 11:01 PM	#17
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,965	Re: Albany Oregon indoor swap meet The McKenzie A's will have a booth at Albany, stop in!