The Seattle Swap Meet has been offering great opportunities for auto enthusiasts to view, sell, and purchase collector and classic cars for over 30+ years. This year, the event is in its 37th year, and it will take place at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA. from May 15 to 16. Throughout the 2 day event, visitors will get to attend a classic car swap meet and a car corral for the sale of vehicles at least 25 years old.
The Seattle Swap Meet is known as one of the biggest automobile car swap meets in the Pacific Northwest, and it will feature thousands of car and truck parts. Always in attendance is a variety of vendors at the event, selling automotive-related items such as auto parts, accessories, and auto memorabilia. If you are planning to buy a classic car or classic car parts, it is highly recommended that you attend this great swap meet!
I love to reminisce about some of the great barn/garage/storage facility finds that we have been fortunate to hear about in our lifetime. Until the day when such a lucky circumstance will fall upon us, enjoy these stories.
One of my personal favorites, the Portugal Barn Find. While legend is, an American citizen happened to purchase this property in Portugal and stumbled upon an old locked up building that, when finally, opened revealed 100+ cars stored away. This site offers some great photos as well as a link to a more credible story that this really wasn’t a barn find at all. I know, I know, I know, it kind-of ruins the whole story, but the truth must be revealed.
This is what I like to call “that lucky devil” find: For sale on ebay, 1963 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans – starting bid $500.00…ending bid, $226,521.63! At first glance most wouldn’t even give it a second thought, because your first thought would be “What a hunk of junk,” or something of the likes. Why it doesn’t even have a motor or transmission. However, if you are a Pontiac nut, you quickly might wonder to yourself, “Could this be the 1 of 6 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans ever made?” The seller of the Pontiac had no idea as to the value of the vehicle and apparently was selling it for a friend or relative who owned a storage facility and had obtained the vehicle after the original owner had passed away. Thank goodness they decided not to scrap it!
How about the “That’s what friends are for” find. Donald Schlag had a passion for all things Chevrolet and started collecting stuff while working at his dads Wisconsin John Deere dealership in the 1960s. Between the parts he bought, or traded plus annual trips to California, he started to store stuff in semi trailers. However, after attempts by others to steal Schlag’s collection, he decided to seal up all the 21 or so containers and place them end to end, allowing no one to view or get at his prized collections which included: Yenko Camaro, a pair of 1970 LS-6 Chevelles, 1972 Camaro Z/28, 2 -1957 Corvettes, numerous high performance engines, and much, much more. After Schlag died, the containers were left to his sister who eventually sold them to Larry Fissette – a man chosen out of 5 prospective buyers to acquire the containers. You can read the whole story along with pictures on Old Cars Weekly.
Recently, I ran across an event which I saw posted on Oldride.com. It is the Function 4 Junction car show in Junction City, Oregon. The fact that the show 'n shine and cruise will feature over 600 classic cars, trucks and hot rods kind-of struck my interest. As I looked into the event more, I found that they event coincides with a raffle give away. My interest peaked a little more when I realized that Raffle Tickets were ONLY $1.00 and the prize is a 1965 Ford Mustang! Sign me up!!
1960 Pontiac Catalina
1948 Chrysler New Yorker
More picture of The Michlitsch Collection can be found at WWW.RESTORABLECARS.COM
