Astro Jet wrote:

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Sounds like a plan, I'll bring my cell phone and CAA card as well so we will have double protection, it may even warm up by then!  Can't say I was pleased to wake up this morning on the first day of June to hear my furnace humming away!

 

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I'll be in touch, I've only driven the LeMans once to Thornhill so far this year, had to change a fan belt too. I have lots of time to buff it up and make it presentable for the 100 point boys. It's never let me down, longest run is Toronto to Penetang and back, a good 2 hour run on the highway. I've had it up at the cottage for two week spells in the summer doing some cruises around Georgina Bay. It's reliable he says with his fingers crossed. 

 

69Laurentian wrote:

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Instead of Barrie, wouldn't it make sense to have a big swap meet along the 401 corridor perhaps between Windsor and Toronto? In the 25 years I've been into cars I have never been to the Barrie swap meet.

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You're an entrepreneur Todd, go for it!  You've got good track record with CP so far!

 

There was a time when Barrie was King and others didn't dare try hosting anything that weekend. That's all changed now. And for all the reasons previously given.
Ted

Looks like I might be heading to Cayuga on Saturday, my father-in-law wants to go.
Then I'll go to the Barrie swap meet on Sunday, of course all the good stuff will be gone by then, but it'll be a nice long walk around the park looking at everything.

gparis7 wrote:

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I was able to get to Barrie and Plunkett's for the last three years but decided to pass this year. Had I known about Pinks at Cayuga, I might have tried to fit it in. Oh well, too late now. Work takes priority.

On the subject of the Barrie swap meet, I have noticed a big decline in the availability of parts that I need compared to when I went to spring or fall Barrie in the 80s & 90s. I assume the parts supply supply is drying up. Same goes for the cars for sale. Last time I recall seeing a good selection of  cars on the sales field - i.e. cars I actually wanted to or considered buying - was 2001  when I passed on a gold 68 SD 396 Beaumont and a gold 69 Impals SS 427 4 speed. (Sorry now that I didn't buy one of them).

Maybe the supply issue is real. I went to the Charlotte Auto Fair in April of this year. There were a lot of nice cars for sale, many of them fairly priced in my view, but I didn't find a lot of parts in the vendor fields there either.

-- Edited by gparis7 on Monday 1st of June 2009 08:40:14 PM

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Ash Gold 68SD396 ? there was an original paint one there spring of 1999 for $10,000 - I passed on it with it being a CE block and marketed as #'s match for an agreed deal of $9500, Larry bought it sold it to Woodbridge (who cleaned it up)had it at Oshawa GM show (16,900) selling it to Milton (who painted it) asking $22,000, I bought it fall 2000 ($17,300) sold it late spring 2001 to Ancaster-it was at Woodward summer 2001 for sale and later traded in at Legendary for sale at $28,000-same car ?

 

87 player bird wrote:

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Whooo! The bus is pulling out at 6:00, the gates open at 7:00 All out baby!

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Mike, forget about pinks. I need help tomorrow at the Lewiston Bridge 

Have a good time, I `m leaving for Barrie at 5am for 2 days . Sunday looks like rain so I will fold my tent and head for home Saturday nite.

Astro Jet wrote:

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I will be at Barrie Friday and Saturday, vending at Blue Field 2 Q 7, that is when I am not out in the field looking for bargoons!  Where is your spot Kevin?

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red 202 & 203 .look for the Green 2001 Yukon. No bargoons at my site. See you there!

 

67BBSD wrote:

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gparis7 wrote:

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I was able to get to Barrie and Plunkett's for the last three years but decided to pass this year. Had I known about Pinks at Cayuga, I might have tried to fit it in. Oh well, too late now. Work takes priority.

On the subject of the Barrie swap meet, I have noticed a big decline in the availability of parts that I need compared to when I went to spring or fall Barrie in the 80s & 90s. I assume the parts supply supply is drying up. Same goes for the cars for sale. Last time I recall seeing a good selection of  cars on the sales field - i.e. cars I actually wanted to or considered buying - was 2001  when I passed on a gold 68 SD 396 Beaumont and a gold 69 Impals SS 427 4 speed. (Sorry now that I didn't buy one of them).

Maybe the supply issue is real. I went to the Charlotte Auto Fair in April of this year. There were a lot of nice cars for sale, many of them fairly priced in my view, but I didn't find a lot of parts in the vendor fields there either.

-- Edited by gparis7 on Monday 1st of June 2009 08:40:14 PM

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Ash Gold 68SD396 ? there was an original paint one there spring of 1999 for $10,000 - I passed on it with it being a CE block and marketed as #'s match for an agreed deal of $9500, Larry bought it sold it to Woodbridge (who cleaned it up)had it at Oshawa GM show (16,900) selling it to Milton (who painted it) asking $22,000, I bought it fall 2000 ($17,300) sold it late spring 2001 to Ancaster-it was at Woodward summer 2001 for sale and later traded in at Legendary for sale at $28,000-same car ?

 

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Maybe I got the timing wrong. I have been there during many of the last 10 years. The year I was looking at it, it was for sale in the $10K range, had been just driven up from Quebec with QC plates,  needed work in the quarters but body was otherwise not bad, and it had front disc brakes with 14" rally wheels. Does this sound like the same car that you eventually bought?.