Monday, October 10, 2011

Swap Meet at the Flea Market

Yesterday, when we showed up at the flea market as usual, there was something different there. No, I don’t mean at the tables. They were also holding a “swap meet” where people sell automobiles, parts, and related stuff. At a flea market you have to have lots of stuff.



Anyway, since all of you who are my age like to see old cars and dream about the “good old days”, I am just going to post a few pictures that I took of some of the cars and I will try not to comment too much; don’t want to spoil the pictures with a lot of words.



Now ain’t that nice, even has suicide doors.



Now here is ’57 Ford:


And an old Mercury.  Does anyone know what year this is?

And I love what is painted on the rear window:

Now here are two for the price of one:
I had a ’57 Chevy convertible that I really loved. It even had a “souped” up engine.



As we were leaving, we drove past the ’57 Ford so I snapped another picture:
Hope you enjoyed the old cars and brought back some good old memories.   Have a great day and week, you hear?
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9 comments:

  1. Ben in TexasOctober 10, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Old Boys car toys~!!! Email sent about the old one you don't know what year.

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  2. OldfoolOctober 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    That mercury body style was from 1949 to 1951 says the man with a faulty memory.

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  3. TROUBLEnTXOctober 10, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    bdfore 50, maybe a 48

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  4. Ben in TexasOctober 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    We have a winner,, 1950!!

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  5. Dizzy-DickOctober 10, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Thank you all for the dates. I do remember back when I was teenager, that vintage of Mercury was widely used to make street-rods or hot-rods out of. It is funny how old cars bring back old memories.

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  6. ain't for city galsOctober 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I love these old cars..I am looking for a old VW bus for some reason...I can't believe the price of some of them on e-bay..I need to find one in someone's back yard..

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  7. HoboJoeOctober 10, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Never get tired of lookin' at old cars Dizzy.

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  8. Andolphus GreyOctober 10, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I like to look at old cars, but I can't go with my dad. He remembers what it took to keep those old buggies on the road, and is very happy with his new car, thank you very much.

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  9. Dizzy-DickOctober 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Ain’t, my wife’s uncle used to have one of those that he fixed up for camping and took trips in it. That was back years ago.

    Hobo, me neither. Trouble is I am a lot older than most of the “old” cars.

    6bears, my first car was a 1955 DeSoto which I took over after my Dad put almost two hundred thousand miles on it (he was a salesman for H.J. Heinz Co.) and I drove it for years until I got my ’57 Chevy convertible. I stopped driving it and let it sit in Dad’s back yard. He wanted it out of there and I took a battery and gas and to everyone’s surprise, it started and I got it to the drive way on it’s own power where the wrecker took it away. It was a really good car.

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