6th Annual Swapmeet & Classic Car Show Report

No a RR meet but a wee local show etc I put on every year that I can.
This year saw a number of challenges.
1st was a forced relocation.
I usually hold it in the Ex-Army Barracks in Longford town where the Vintage Club lets me use the 5 bay garage and 1200sq/ft storeroom and the Clubhouse.
This year it was too full (cough cough) as the Club was given a bequest. This took up soooooooo much space I had to move the show...
5 bay garage 

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Jam packed stores.

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Initial set up with guide ropes and cones in the curse word rain in new location, a sports hall.

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Up half the night making sambos etc.

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Swapmeet went well despite the Storm and the Corvid-19 worries.



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Fatty in the Hi-Vis is me.

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Between the storm etc exactly half the booked sellers stayed away sadly. You can see I had loads of space, spare. Cant blame them....

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On to the cars! FB_IMG_1583180915630 by quickrack, on Flickr
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This Merc was on 7" Pentas and I thought I'd gotten a photo of them.


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South African import. He is asking gigantic money for it. Which is odd. At last years Show he had 2 Mk1 escorts. Both at mad money and both he still owns?

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I loved this CJ7 (I think)


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Very rare Mk6 RS200 4x4

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This is GORGEOUS, the V4 has been replaced with a tuned V6 and it sound awesome. It'd have a V8 but he didnt want to cut the bulkhead. 


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Cool colour
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"Hey how you doooin?"


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Then this gem turned up.

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We made €1700

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