The 11th annual All British Car Swap Meet & Autojumble will be held on
February 25, 2007 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois.
This is an indoor event with approximately 100 vendor spaces in two
buildings. Hours are 8 AM to 3 PM with a $5 admission fee and free
parking. The suburban location is about 25 miles due west of Chicago,
with easy access from the Chicago area Interstate road system.
Hosted by the Chicagoland MG Club, this event has the enthusiastic support
of all the major British Car clubs in the Chicago area; most of these
clubs have taken spaces for club use and have promoted the event to their
members resulting in a strong turnout of vendors and buyers of parts and
accessories for all types of British cars.
Publicity has included a direct mailing to over 1,000 Chicago/midwest area
owners of British cars, as well as advertising in major metropolitan
newspapers in Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Peoria, Quad Cities,
Rockford and Milwaukee. This event has been advertised in Hemmings, Auto
Restorer, Skinned Knuckles, Old Cars Weekly and other enthusiast
publications; it now attracts the participation of British car enthusiasts
from throughout the midwest with shoppers coming in from all surrounding
states. A list of local hotels is available upon request.
Vendors already booked in include such well known suppliers to the British
car hobby as: Little British Car Company, Triple-C, British Wiring, TSI,
Riverside Motors, author Burt Levy and more.
Any viewer of this message who has access to other club email lists is
encouraged to send it on.
Any questions - email me off list or call me at 630-858-8192 or see the
website at http://www.britishcarswap.info
Mapquest to 2015 West Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Hope to see you there!
FOR THE CHICAGOLAND MG CLUB
Jim Evans
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