Carlisle screamin deals

[4Cruizn]

I found a bunch of parts for my buddys 68 Charger project. I bought a few things for the Challenger, not " deals" per say, just saved on shipping.  I found the show a little smaller , cars and parts wise. Just miss the big commercial vendors. 
I think the PA State tax thing has had a negative effect on the show parts wise. 

I talked to my buddy that works at Mancini Racing and they were not there due to costs.  Have to figure just the tolls are outrageous!  I spent almost $200 just in tolls myself and they have a semi plus all the employees to pay for.  Then you have to put them up in the hotel as well.  Just to break even  . . . you will need to sell a lot of parts! 

[brads70]

I talked to my buddy that works at Mancini Racing and they were not there due to costs.  Have to figure just the tolls are outrageous!  I spent almost $200 just in tolls myself and they have a semi plus all the employees to pay for.  Then you have to put them up in the hotel as well.  Just to break even  . . . you will need to sell a lot of parts!

No doubt! 

[shadango]

I found a bunch of parts for my buddys 68 Charger project. I bought a few things for the Challenger, not " deals" per say, just saved on shipping.  I found the show a little smaller , cars and parts wise. Just miss the big commercial vendors. 
I think the PA State tax thing has had a negative effect on the show parts wise. 

I felt the same way....fewer cars and vendors. ...yet they announced 2700 partipants...."highest participation yet".... 

[brads70]

I felt the same way....fewer cars and vendors. ...yet they announced 2700 partipants...."highest participation yet"....

If you take out all the people entering a car for parking and less walking.... ?

[torredcuda]

I felt the same way....fewer cars and vendors. ...yet they announced 2700 partipants...."highest participation yet"....

The new car sections seemed to be pretty full but I saw a lot of spaces in some of the classic categories, more of the new cars taking over I guess. As far as deals I didn`t see much and the few parts I did price were ridiculous. I was looking for a sharktooth grill and found a few - one really bad shape, poor repair with gobs of epoxy on the back, no headlight bezels for $395. I saw two others and both were $1000 and they needed plenty of repair and painting- WTF, I could down the aisle and buy a brand new one and bolt it on for $1225 -  I`d have more money in the used ones after buying paint and materials and two days or repairing and painting!

[resq302]

I found a 1969 trim ring (one year only) that has some curb rash which I would most likely be able to restore for $3 and got 3 1970-up style 14" trim rings for $10.  Again, decent shape with some small dents from hammering them on but nothing that I shouldn't be able to work out and restore.

Also found a correct dated 4618S Carter carb for Dad's 69 GTX vert and also bought a drive shaft that had two original Detroit 2781937 u-joints that I'll be cleaning up and putting into Dad's GTX also.