Pete,
That is a GREAT date except for one thing - IT IS MOTHERS DAY - I do not
think I would be back in the house for a while if I went to something like
that on MOTHERS DAY!
Jim
>From: PJMONES@aol.com
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>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Fwd: [oletrucks] swap meet in CT (results?)
>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:47:20 EDT
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>I did not make it to Stafford Springs, CT. either. I listened to the
>weather
>forecast the night before and knew it did not look good. I hate going to
>swap meets in the rain (and snow) because the vendors cover everything up
>in
>plastic. Even with clear plastic its hard to see what's under them when
>they
>are wet and fogged over.
>
>By the way, don't forget about the Northeast Chevy/GMC Truck Swap Meet at
>Wendell State Forest, MA. on May 14th. Hopefully the weather will be good.
>Thanks,
>Pete
>'53 - 3600
>"Ole Betsy"
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>From: "ROGER GLEASON" <rogerg@maverick.facil.uconn.edu>
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>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:04:54 -500
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>Had I known that there would be so many venders that would show
>up in that kind of weather, I would have gone... But I went to one
>last year that was held at the Waterford Speedbowl race track and
>they only had 20 venders show up due to bad weather and they still
>charged $10 to get in... I paid it but was unhappy that there were
>so few venders and after looking at their wares didn't buy anything
>anyway. So I said I am not gonna get trapped in that situation again
>and decided not to go this time... The venders there were set up
>on the track so I didn't have to deal with the mud...Had I known that
>there was mud involved I would not have gone either. So I stayed home
>and finished building our race car engine and fired it up... Season
>started this week, qualifying took place Saturday, but the features
>were rained out... so we will be ready for next week. Hopefully take
>a provisional as we missed the qualifying on Saturday. I really
>needed to get some stuff but didn't think it would take place SOoooo
>I will have to make do otherwise. Sorry I missed you guys, sorry for
>the weather, Maybe next time.
>
>Rogerg
>51-3100 AD Stocker
>
>
>
> > From: "Ole Trucks" <hollisbsa@hotmail.com>
> > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [oletrucks] swap meet in STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT (results?)
> > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:56:05 EDT
> > Reply-to: "Ole Trucks" <hollisbsa@hotmail.com>
>
> > Well, I went to my first swap meet since I got my 46. Driving 2 hours
>in
> > the rain I knew it had to stop when I got there. WRONG. It was in
>Silver
> > Springs (Stafford Springs),CT. It looked to me to have about 200
>vendors. It was at a
> > racetrack and the full hot top track was covered with about 8 isles on
>the
> > mud infield. And some vendors were on the outside and in the "bull pen"
> > area. A lot of the vendors had their items covered with tarps so I had
>no
> > idea what they were trying to sell. It had rain all night the ground
>was
> > soaked and all of the infield isles were mud. So when you stepped you
> > sucked out the water with a loud slurp sound. I thought I was going to
>have
> > my boot pulled off a few times. This is not what I expected. There was
> > lots of car stuff but also a lot of other "yard sale" stuff - I only saw
>3
> > sinks.
> >
> > As for what I was looking for - I saw one hubcap (41-46) on a 53 truck
>but
> > they would not sell it. This was the only piece that I was able to
>locate
> > at the whole meet. I did buy a new 4 1/2" grinder a sheet medal pound
>out
> > kit and a few other new electrical items for $30.00.
> >
> > Well it keep getting colder and then the rain turned to snow. At about
>11
> > AM, a lot of the vendors were packing up. I was out of there at noon
>and
> > there were about 50 people waiting in line to get in. On the way out I
>saw
> > a 54 GMC 1/2 ton - in great condition. The guy just sold it for $3600.
>I
> > kept an eye out of the others on the list with no luck. Did any of you
>make
> > it to this event?
> >
> > Jim House
> > 46 1/2 Chevy
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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