Portland Swap Meet 2009

The Portland Swap Meet is one of our favorite swap meets.... it’s just HUGE ... about 4500 spaces at the expo center and about 1 mile away at Portland International Raceway there’s an “overflow” swap meet with hundreds more spaces. Hotrodhotline.com usually has a booth at Portland but this year we decided to just “walk” the swap meet and visit with friends and some of our advertisers. Of course Jack had a list two pages long of “stuff” he needed for some of his projects.
The weather was great ..... very often it rains for the spring swap meet in Portland but this year we had a little rain on Friday but Saturday and Sunday were wonderful.... sunny and in the low 70’s ..... what a weekend. Jack got a few pictures .... but nothing can capture the experience so if you’ve never been to this swapmeet..... it’s worth a trip !

There were lots of projects

and lots of parts....

Some of our Boise friends were clearing out their garages.

Over at the racetrack it was a bit muddy from the earlier rain.

The best way to get around is to hitch a ride.

These guys had all the treasure hunting they could stand !

Lots of guys bring a bicycle and ride from one venue to the other.

Jack has one that looks just like this...

But you can never have too many !

Saw a nice little 57 for $25k

We have a friend who’s looking for a 57

By Sunday it was really emptying out ... but it gave us a chance to get a good shot of the Zigs booth

Every time we went by on Saturday they were jammin. The’ve got lots of great stuff at Zigs. Check it out a www.Zigsstreetrods.com

We also had a chance to talk to Brad at Superior Glass Works. He’s done a marvelous job since taking over Superior a few years ago. Take a look at www.Superiorglassworks.com

Everyone we talk to thinks a lot of Brad. And he keeps trying to talk us into adding a forum to Hotrodhotline.com Maybe someday !

We’ve seen Coker Tire here for the past few years... lots of action at the Coker booth. www.coker.com

We always have a great time at the Portland Swap Meet ..... so much treasure to poke through and of course we see so many of our friends there. Next time we’ll have to be sure Jack spends more time taking pictures and less time digging through the “stuff” .... See you on the road.

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