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So - How Was Carlisle? #2942135
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I was going to go this year, but too much stuff stacked up in the last week. Post some pics of cars for sale. Anyway, how was it?


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Re: So - How Was Carlisle? [Re: Sunroofcuda] #2942139
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Awesome as always!

Some negative types gripe about things, I just ignore them.

I had a great time. Seeing old pals, meeting new people, talking history, scoring parts I needed, etc. up

The entire Carlisle staff deserve a big Thank You! beer

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Agreed! Didnt make a 3 day, 12 hour a day weekend of it this year, but it was PACKED. Few things I noticed right off the bat- not as many cars for sale in the corral this year. Way, WAY more dudes on ez go type carts, and the number of non white attendants definitely jumped. The last I have no issues with at all, and that populace brought some awesome rides that I appreciated for sure, so in my book an awesome addition for sure and its about time. Jagoffs on golf carts still only yielding half the time to pedestrians which I despise. Saturday was the most beautiful day of the show and in my opinion since I've started going in 94, the best weather/temps ever. Caught up with lots of old friends also.

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Are the East Coast guys fatter and more out of shape than we are out her on the West Coast? I hardly ever see people in carts at shows out here. Our shows are not as big but that can't be the only reason.

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I took the Challenger and, luckily, didn't end up at the very top of the hill this year (V6 Challenger 2015-up class). Took over 300 photos from Friday afternoon through Sunday after lunch.
A couple of cars for sale called to me ('84 Daytona Turbo Z at $6500 and, believe it or not, '83 Dodge 400 4-door for $2k because when was the last time you saw one?), but I resisted.
The one I really wanted was the dark blue '67 R/T ragtop on the showfield Saturday, ticking all the boxes with a 4-speed, factory AM/FM radio and a white interior so you don't fry on a hot day with the top down.
Also dug the Hellcat-powered '69 Coronet 500 wagon and the '69 Daytona in the Survivor tent (caught that one outside on Sunday and got much better pics than were possible in the tent!).
Had a nice chat with the owner of the purple '71 GTX in the Old Skool Paint display, which I photographed back in 1993 when it was parked across the street from Gate 3 during Fall Carlisle with "For sale, $20,000" on the windshield. He owned it then and later changed his mind about selling it.
Also talked to the owners of the ex-drag-car Superbird, which I'd previously shot when it was out on the showfield a few years ago. "Did you see the mural on the decklid?" No, I did not. Well, I have now. Nice people.
Great show, fun weekend.


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Originally Posted by Frankenduster
Are the East Coast guys fatter and more out of shape than we are out her on the West Coast? I hardly ever see people in carts at shows out here. Our shows are not as big but that can't be the only reason.



Plenty of fat women too,but just as repulsive are the tattoos , totally freaking hideous,. especially on the women,especially on fat women. Great way to get hep C.

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Originally Posted by formula_s
Originally Posted by Frankenduster
Are the East Coast guys fatter and more out of shape than we are out her on the West Coast? I hardly ever see people in carts at shows out here. Our shows are not as big but that can't be the only reason.



Plenty of fat women too,but just as repulsive are the tattoos , totally freaking hideous,. especially on the women,especially on fat women. Great way to get hep C.


Yeah, never understood that either. As most of us age we are going to tend not to look like we did in our 20s or 30s, so I guess the mentality is "if your not looking at my body anymore, you're going to look at my body art, which in turn makes me believe your checking me out". Uh, no we are not.

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Checking to see if everyone made it home safe from Carlisle.

Stopped at Service Center off the PA Turnpike (last one near Ohio state line) and ran into a couple of PA residents that were addressing a low oil pressure issue in a '66 Barracuda.

Hope everyone that attended this year's event had a great time. It was great to see some friends/Mopar family members.

Based on what I heard from the Carlisle Event Staff outside Gate 1, the vendor swap spots were sold out this year. However, I noticed several spots were vacant. One in particular was in premier row-O not far to the west of the gate where the homeowner sells burgers.

I also thought the number of cars for sale in the corral was much smaller than in years past. Especially outside the covered area.


As always, it was great to see many Mopars on display.

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Originally Posted by Frankenduster
Are the East Coast guys fatter and more out of shape than we are out her on the West Coast? I hardly ever see people in carts at shows out here. Our shows are not as big but that can't be the only reason.


Ha! Age is on my side currently but I never saw more hoverround electric scooters in my life.

I thought it was a good show and the new Carlisle app made it easy to find specific vendors. Got a few odds and ends and ordered some items to avoid oversized shipping.

I heard a rumor the swap meet actually opened Thursday, anyone know if that was the case?


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.......I heard a rumor the swap meet actually opened Thursday, anyone know if that was the case?.......

Been open on Thursday for years.

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Originally Posted by formula_s
Originally Posted by Frankenduster
Are the East Coast guys fatter and more out of shape than we are out her on the West Coast? I hardly ever see people in carts at shows out here. Our shows are not as big but that can't be the only reason.



Plenty of fat women too,but just as repulsive are the tattoos , totally freaking hideous,. especially on the women,especially on fat women. Great way to get hep C.


They are called "skin illustrations" (movie The Illustrated Man). Saw a guy at the post office yesterday who had a large tattoo on his calf of the guy's face (red stapler guy with glasses) from the movie Office Space. I'm serious. WHAT - THE - HEL would make you want to tattoo something like that anywhere on you?????????? It must just be me - I dumb get it.

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The newer electric three wheel scooters , and small fold up electric bikes dominated the Iola Old Car Show this past weekend

I think it’s going to get worse before better - And trust me , there is plenty of overweight Midwest boys and girls riding those battery powered toys

And to listen to the PA system every rotation on not permitted on the grounds - Sure OK


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It was a good show. I got stuck in the worst swap spot on the grounds, and their solution for it was charging me more money. Made $20 on Thursday, but did really well on Friday. Saturday made about 1/3 of Friday's haul. Foot traffic was down on Saturday, which surprised me. I didn't get to walk the grounds as much as I like, but did have to trek up the hill a couple times to deliver some parts I brought for people.
The most annoying thing to me was oblivious folks everywhere. Thursday people having no situational awareness. Standing in the middle of the aisles talking while people are trying to get through to get set up. Not paying any attention at all. The folks in the hotel parking lots were the worst. Wandering around with their beer coozy filled and in hand, apparently not aware that despite their desire to walk around, people actually needed to use that as a driveway. Weird.
I picked up a few small things for my newest project.
Despite the negatives, it was a great time as usual. I am not sure if I will vend next year or just bring a car and enjoy it. As always, the positives outweigh the negatives. Time to get ready for the Nats.


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Originally Posted by formula_s
.......I heard a rumor the swap meet actually opened Thursday, anyone know if that was the case?.......

Been open on Thursday for years.


I need to read the schedule better for next year. I assumed it was a move in day only.


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Had a blast at Carlisle as always. Lots of cars. My truck class was fuller than it has ever been with some nice just finished trucks.Tons of parts in the swap meet area. I will agree again this year the car corral was a little light. There were some nice cars in the corral, that clone Hemi Challenger with the sunroof and gator grain vinyll top was gorgeous. The Herb Mccandles videos were cool, watched about an hour of it. Great to meet up with old friends, make some new ones and score some needed parts along the way. up


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I spoke to people who setup in the swap meet area and were saying it was the best year they've had. Friday was down a bit in the midway area, but Saturday was filled. This was the largest setup I had ever done at Carlisle. It was mentally exhausting, but worth it in the end. Carlisle asked me to help out when Dodge waited till the last minute to pull out. A lot of scrambling and we got the documentary done just in time. Successfully played it for the first time on Thursday in the midway. Seemed to play without a hitch the rest of the weekend. Thanks to everyone that stopped by. I didn't have the time to walk around as much as usual as I had to move the documentary to each chapter upon its completion. Saturday was beautiful, but I wouldn't mind if they turned the humidity down a little bit next year haha.

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Did ABC moparts skip Carlisle this year?

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Originally Posted by mopars4ever
Did ABC moparts skip Carlisle this year?


He did.


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I have been going every year ( except last ) for awhile now every time I make it a point to race at nearby South Mountain Dragways Friday evening Mopar race I dont understand how there's 3,000 cars at Carlisle and only 20 or so show up to support the Mopar race including hardly any spectators. It was disappointing that it rained out during time trials thus canceling the race luckily I found a wash it yourself place to clean my truck afterwards as my truck rarely sees rain. The show was good and it was great see a big turn out of trucks, I had a lot of people looking at my truck which was gratifying I made the bonehead move of not getting my goody bag until right before I left on Saturday so I didn't have my windshield paper with my number on it so people could vote for my truck. The swap meet was the same as always I didn't really need or want anything but I did deliver a fiberglass bumper I sold and did buy my annual case of Brad Penn 10- 30 for the race car there and got a K&N filter for my new truck courtesy of A&A Autos display I tried finding one before and wasn't successful they had one in stock at the show so I bought it. ( it fits I installed it in the hotel parking lot ) . IMO there were too many " political statements " for my taste its a car event not a campaign rally. But I understand freedom of speech so to each his own.

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