Do we need or want vintage displays at Vintage Swap Meets?
I believe we have enough vintage shows each year to not need any display vehicles at vintage swap meets.
Vintage displays do add to the event but where sites are all gone, we potentially are missing out on more Swap Meet action where displays are placed.
In the case of the McLeans Island Vintage Swap Meet in October, there is no spare space for anyone to bring some vintage items unless booked 6 months before (space permitting). Due to the sites being hard to get, most stall holders keep on to their sites each year whether they have much to sell or not for fear of missing out in future years. I believe if the display area was reserved for drop in stall holders (vintage related only), we may see some new items/parts appear like the good old days.
What do you think?
Talk about McLeans Island, swap meet. They want to get their act together and, and put the stalls into some sort off rows. I have be going there for years. I am sure I have not covered it all. At 71 years old I do not want to be walking backwards and forward all day, looking at the same stalls. Keep the old machinery on display. It is good to look at and talk about. As I am 71 years old. I do not get about, and see this sort of thing much.
I believe vintage displays are defiantly valuable at swap meets otherwise these swap meets are basically a bunch of older men looking to top up there already full sheds and not perpetuate their hobbies for the future.
Every opportunity should be taken to expose , inspire and enthuse the younger people toward vintage machinery if these hobbies are to survive into the next generations.
Its reasonable to assume some limit might be placed on static displays at meets and that a degree of organisation is required to allow such displays given space and other logistics but with out them a great opportunity is being lost to draw new members to clubs and the next generation into our hobbies full stop
I personally like to be able to buy anything I see but some displays could be awesome (in moderation)
Yes, the old cars add to the flavour of the whole event, as long as there is room for them. The stallholders take priority
Yes, always good to know when these events are on and where.
It is important for swap meets, I am 55 my sons 25 so if we don’t have swap meets how can the new generation know what they are looking at and how things work to keep all these beauty’s alive. Remember in a major disaster its the old ways that will help people build and survive
As a member of the public I enjoy the cars being on show at swap meets. From what I know vintage car displays are limited or there are organised runs for vintage or particular makes, public don’t see these as a static display in one place.
If punters want to display equipment at a swap meet and space is at a premium then maybe a ballot is needed so the limited number of spaces is balloted to those who wish to display.
Sounds like a good idea
Back again. Displays of vintage cars ,trucks and machinery are a must to encourage in those who are not avid parts or memorabilia collectors. Different people go there and support the event for different reasons. Most are much younger and not just red-necked parts seekers like me! Something for everybody is the answer.
Car displays are great , but , in the case of Christchurch where stall sites are all taken they should be limited . I recon a smaller number of cars and limited to one or two of each make in order to have a good variation for public interest . Alternatively maybe the displays could be set up on neighbouring properties .
At the end of the day a swap meet is a swap meet and a car show is a car show . So if stalls are limited then display sites should go.
Brendon Fox . VCC member for ages