The 8th Annual Spring VW Get Together at the Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys, CA.
Sunday: 10am to 2pm.
http://www.vwswap.com/shows.htm
If anyone knows of any other car shows or swap meets in Northern California that we could include in our calendar, please email us at: tnewey@norcalcarculture.com
The Spring Swap Meet is tomorrow, February 13th, 2011 at the New Stockton 99 Speedway. The speedway is located at 4105 N. Wilson Way. There will be a Car Corral featuring Classic Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, and Motorcycles as well as a large swap meet area.
Gates open at 8am and Admission is $5.00.
For more information click here: http://www.stockton99.com/
Don’t forget the Makeup Date for the Fall Classic presented by Chase Chevrolet is the weekend of March 18-20, 2011.
Congratulations to the 2010 Stockton 99 Champions!
WLM: Chad Holman
GAM: Allen Ryder
SS: Sammy Solari
Bombers: Travis Tucker
Mini Stocks: Ron Robeck
B-4: Larry Toon
Mini Cup: Cody Johnston
Enduro: David Papst Jr
It was time again for the Modesto A’s famous Turlock Swap Meet at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds. My son Ryan and I got up early on a foggy Saturday morning, a little over a week ago, and headed to Turlock. It had been over 10 years since I last attended. We stopped in Ripon at the Flying J truck stop to pick up my brother Dan Newey. He parked his 10 car auto transport truck and we proceded to Turlock. As we took the Fulkerth exit, I remembered the first time I went to Turlock. There were no shopping centers on Fulkerth, just fields and people were parked everywhere and walking towards the fairgrounds. We then followed the signs to the designated parking lot which was of course, already full. We turned right on Golden State Blvd. and finally found an open spot in a residential area about 3 blocks from the front gate. Not too bad!
Our first goal was to find my other brother, Rich, and our friend Brad. Rich brought his 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo and Brad brought his 66 Ford Bronco to sell. Rich had tried to sell his Monte Carlo at Hot August Nights and at the Good Guys show in Pleasanton but by noon the first day in Turlock, it was sold. Ryan, Dan and I took off to look at all the cars and to check out the swap area. I couldn’t believe how crowded it was. It was a cold, foggy morning and there were people everywhere. The rows between the swap spaces were packed with people as were the lines for food. They were selling “bricks” of curly fries so Ryan had to go investigate.
You can see pictures of a lot of the cool cars we saw in our photo gallery but here are a few of our favorites:
It was cold, but it was a good day, lots of cars, lots of parts, and good food. Maybe we’ll see you in Turlock next year!
To be ready for next year, check out their website: http://www.turlockswapmeet.com/.
