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KUDZUVIPER 01-27-2019 08:37 PM

How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

I like this first big swap/car meet, wide variety...a little bit for every taste. I could not make it this year...any great bargains/finds?

Dan McEachern 01-28-2019 12:18 AM

Re: How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

Weather was great on Saturday- clear blue sky, temp was 60-65 deg. Sunday was foggy in the morning but burned off around 9:20-10:00. Large crowds on Saturday, parking lots all full by 9:00. Sunday, as usual very empty as ots of sellers pull out Saturday nght. All in all a good swap meet but the older stuff is getting replaced by later model parts and cars as it is all over.

Chris Haynes 01-28-2019 02:09 AM

Re: How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

Not a vacant spot anywhere. Sadly not a lot of model A stuff.

jw hash 01-28-2019 10:16 AM

Re: How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

weather was great, I did find a few little goodies, not very much of real nice or hard to find parts. I did run into some old friends. I passed up a (restorable) Victoria dome light for $275, I thought it was just a little over priced.

Brentwood Bob 01-28-2019 10:58 AM

Re: How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

Good meet. Saturday attendence was a new record.
Alot of unused spaces imho.
Had some good starter drives that should have been bought but were not.
Still a few restorers around to make things interesting.
Gave out some cards and enjoyed the effort it took to setup, the takedown and traffic home not so much, more like work.

hardtimes 01-28-2019 05:09 PM

Re: How was Turlock this year(2019)?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan McEachern (Post 1720830)
Weather was great on Saturday- clear blue sky, temp was 60-65 deg. Sunday was foggy in the morning but burned off around 9:20-10:00. Large crowds on Saturday, parking lots all full by 9:00. Sunday, as usual very empty as ots of sellers pull out Saturday nght. All in all a good swap meet but the older stuff is getting replaced by later model parts and cars as it is all over.

Hey Dan,
I second your input and evaluation regarding Saturday !
It was nice to see you again and to talk 'shop'.
As usual, I used up about a third of the day talking to old acquaintances and made some good contacts with great information !
BTW Dan, the head pictured in my Avatar is the one we discussed..sans the 2" Rileys.

Regarding parts for our hobby, I concur with those who found them SCARCE at this venue...sad in my view.

So, after walking for many hours, I couldn't pass on a couple things that I did locate. Namely, a 2x2 original Thomas intake in excellent condition. And, a new unused alum crow foot flathead , 6.5 to 1 , I estimate. Don't need either, but youall know how that goes. Couple of other small parts gathered and I had used all daylight from dawn till dark. Couldn't take Sunday..worn out.

Only few model As for sale seen over entire property. The one that I wanted was unobtainum ($) priced. It was a 5 window '32 coupe in fairly poor overall condition. But the guy felt that it was worth a ton of $. Too bad , because it was a STOCK 4 banger and just what Ive been looking for !

After a loong hiatus from FAST membership, I am a 'new' member again.
Interesting to learn that that mag will only be produced for the 2019 year, by the current couple, who have done a fantastic job, but plan on handing off the publication tasks !


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