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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 11 2011, 09:49 AM

Hey everyone-
I just checked the weather and it is looking like sunny with a high of 69,
sounds just about perfect. Roundtop is a great laid back event to show off your
car or buy/sell parts. I encourage everyone to grab a few boxes of parts to pay
for gas and come on down. The weather is supposed to be nice all weekend so you
can enjoy the ride there and the ride home.

I know I get on my soapbox about this but, WE ARE THE PORSCHE COMMUNITY and
while we don't have the power to change the price of oil, climate change, or fix
the Euro debt crisis, we DO have the power to make a Porsche event fun, but we
have to support.

If anything you can stop by the Unobtanium booth and get a FREE gift bag full of
great stuff like Porsche cars, Factory Shop Towels (Thanks Stoddard), California
Car Dusters, bootleg Messko gauges, lots of great stuff!!!!

http://www.vintagegermanswapmeet.com/

I might even find some time to do some surfing like last year.

Hope to see everyone there!

Adam Wright


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Posted by: Jeffs9146 Sep 11 2011, 11:57 AM

Pre 75 so I guess I can't go

Oh well I can't go anyway, have fun!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 11 2011, 04:09 PM

If I can get free I am planning to come. Its not far at all from York PA.

Zach

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 13 2011, 06:44 PM

It's free to go, and if yous top by the Unobtanium booth you get a FREE gift bag, a bootleg messko in every bag!


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Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 13 2011, 07:13 PM

I am planning to come up with the family Sat, if the weather is good. My three year old is looking forward to it.

Zach

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 17 2011, 06:12 AM

Theo and I are geting ready to head over this morning. Hope to see some of you there. Freaking perfect day for it. Expected sunny with highs in the 70s.

Zach

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 17 2011, 10:24 AM

WTF happened to my nice sunny day?!

I stopped by the show for an hour it so with Theo. Stopped by the unobtainium booth but i think you were walking around.

Catching lunch at a diner on the way home. Was nice to see some old aircooled cars even if the show was on the small side.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 17 2011, 01:26 PM

Couple pics from the show.




Theo's favorite car was a cherry red 356 speedster. I liked the silver 914 with the 3+L 6.

The event planners for this event need to take a closer look at the calendar. They planned this event on the same weekend as the All Aircooled Gathering in NJ. Had it been a different weekend, I bet the turnout would have been considerably larger.

I'd love to see this show get bigger. It is in my back yard!

Zach

Posted by: zymurgist Sep 19 2011, 07:44 AM

I would have loved to take the 911 there (and slap a big FOR SALE sign on it), but I got a better offer. Perhaps next time, since it's in my backyard too!

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Aug 23 2012, 05:01 PM

The date for the meet this year is 9-15-12, hope to see everyone there.

www.vintagegermanswapmeet.com

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Aug 23 2012, 06:07 PM

Thanks for letting us know. I'll stick it on my calendar. My son had a great time last year. Hopefully its just a tad warmer then last year. lol.

Zach

Posted by: type47 Aug 23 2012, 06:32 PM

I have a double space if anyone wants to display some parts.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Aug 23 2012, 06:59 PM

I may take you up on that. I have stuff that did not sell at Hershey that I would like to part ways with. When I confirm with my wife that I can come, I'll bring a table and pop-tent. Will probably have the boy with me too.

Zach

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Aug 27 2012, 05:03 PM

I remember talking to Mike Moody, who puts the event on, and one thing he said the show needed more of was 914's, he always hoped a big group of them would show up, so all you guys call your friends, club members, uncles, neighbors, and lets have a whole line of 914's, just like at Hershey.


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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 6 2012, 06:29 AM

Could we ask for more perfect weather for a swap?

I hope to see everyone there for the 10th anniversary of a great Porsche event. Good friends, good deals, and not perfect weather. You have NO EXCUSE not to be there, unless you like rain, don't like Porsches, or good deals on parts.

www.vintagegermanswapmeet.com


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Posted by: HarveyH Sep 8 2012, 08:36 PM

I'm thinking of bringing a 916 fiberglass front bumper, anybody interested? It was on the car when I bought it and has been hanging in the garage rafters for 12 years or so now.....

Harvey

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 8 2012, 11:04 PM

Bring it, someone will want it. See ya there!

Posted by: type47 Sep 10 2012, 09:56 AM

this weekend!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 10 2012, 02:19 PM

I'll be there.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 11 2012, 06:04 AM

Here is an aerial shot so everyone can get an idea of the layout of the swap.

Hope to see everyone there!


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Posted by: zymurgist Sep 11 2012, 08:38 AM

Isn't there a good German restaurant right down the road from there?

Posted by: type47 Sep 11 2012, 10:12 AM

QUOTE(zymurgist @ Sep 11 2012, 06:38 AM)

Isn't there a good German restaurant right down the road from there?

Posted by: zymurgist Sep 11 2012, 12:02 PM

QUOTE(type47 @ Sep 11 2012, 12:12 PM)

QUOTE(zymurgist @ Sep 11 2012, 06:38 AM)

Isn't there a good German restaurant right down the road from there?

http://germanfoodinpa.com/index.asp

23 mi S. On my way home

Posted by: type47 Sep 11 2012, 12:29 PM

I'm loading up the car starting today and all this week. I'll be famished by dinner time Sat

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 11 2012, 12:41 PM

On another food note, the same food vendor that was there last year, with the much improved food from previous years, will be there again this year. Big John and me were really feeling the Cheesesteaks!


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Posted by: crash914 Sep 12 2012, 03:01 AM

hmmm I have a 74 all in boxes...worth bringing out? doors hood top trunk, etc...want to get rid of it all....any interest?

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 12 2012, 05:04 AM

It's only $30 for a space, so if you sell one switch you will cover that, I would bring it all out, price is right, and you should be empty handed by the end of the day, that's what the swap is all about, right?

Hope to see you there!

Posted by: hberwald Sep 12 2012, 05:57 AM

Sure! I want it all gone! with some $$ to buy a good German meal on the way home...

Posted by: saigon71 Sep 12 2012, 07:34 AM

QUOTE(crash914 @ Sep 12 2012, 05:01 AM)

Posted by: hberwald Sep 12 2012, 07:50 AM

The doors and other items are '74, white, dirty but I think ok as far as seam rust and filler. I will have a look tonight to confirm....For sure it will need cleaning up..

I also have multiple sets of alloys, Pedrini I think. Complete wiring harness, seats, rack and struts, front and rear...

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 12 2012, 09:13 AM

I smell a good swap, tell your friends!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 12 2012, 09:50 AM

I'll be ther at 8am for the open.
Jim, I can bring a 10x10 pop tent and table. Same we used at Hershey.
I'll have a few shifter knobs, pens, assorted parts for sale.

Wife and children will be visiting during the day. Yay!
Zach

Posted by: saigon71 Sep 12 2012, 11:09 AM

QUOTE(hberwald @ Sep 12 2012, 09:50 AM)

Posted by: crash914 Sep 14 2012, 04:00 PM

getting ready to load the truck...shop early, shop often and buy stuff....
NOW>>>

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 14 2012, 07:54 PM

Looking forward to this tomorrow. I'll be there at 8!

Posted by: type47 Sep 15 2012, 03:43 AM

TODAY!!!! Loaded and ready to go

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 15 2012, 04:55 PM

Great day!
Got there at 8:45 after my alarm failed to wake me up this morning. If my wife had not gotten up at 7:30 I might not have made it there until noon. I was OUT.

Weather was about as nice as you could ask for.
Put my few things down with Jim's and spent most of the day jawing with customers and car nuts. :-)

PICS!









The show started breaking up around noon. Ken and I headed down to Abbotstown for lunch at Hofbrauhaus. Wanted to get a picture of his 911 there, but the battery on my camera was dead.

Came home, caught a short nap and have a bit of a sunburn. Sold a few things, caught up with some great people. A good day!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 15 2012, 05:05 PM

I wanted to have this is its own post:

Thanks for the goodie bags UNOBTANIUM!!!!

Zach

Posted by: saigon71 Sep 15 2012, 06:22 PM

A great day for a swap meet...I nailed that really cool "coon" look that one gets from wearing sunglasses on a sunny day!

Cheesesteak was awesome, great getting caught up with other members of 914world.

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Posted by: jersey914 Sep 15 2012, 07:20 PM

Looks like turn out was a little soft?

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 15 2012, 08:15 PM

It's not a huge event. Couple hundred people, maybe 50 cars.

Posted by: jersey914 Sep 15 2012, 08:18 PM

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Sep 15 2012, 10:15 PM)

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Posted by: zymurgist Sep 16 2012, 06:52 AM

My favorite car of the day. Soft window Targa. Check out the gasburner wheels...

Posted by: type47 Sep 16 2012, 07:12 AM

QUOTE(jersey914 @ Sep 15 2012, 06:18 PM)

Posted by: zymurgist Sep 17 2012, 08:19 AM

I don't suppose anyone got pictures of the Hudson..?

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 17 2012, 08:24 AM

My camera was dead by the time he got there. Otherwise I would have.

Zach

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 17 2012, 08:26 AM

During the event, at one point Herb called me Ken.
Looking at the picture - yeah I pretty much look like Mini Me to Ken.
LOL!

Zach

Posted by: zymurgist Sep 17 2012, 08:52 AM

Guess we'll have to sing "Just the two of us" at Scotty's party, then.

Posted by: jsayre914 Sep 17 2012, 09:40 AM

Looks like you guys had a great time.



Awesome pichers

Posted by: hberwald Sep 17 2012, 10:16 AM

OOPS, sorry, I just had ken's beer on my mind.....I knew better....

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 6 2014, 10:34 PM

Coming up for 2014, Date this year is 9-20-14

Be there!!!!!!!

www.vintagegermanswapmeet.com

Posted by: type47 Sep 7 2014, 05:27 AM

Thanks for the info! I posted info over on dorkiphus; many NoVA/DC/MD Porsche people there. You might edit your title to reflect this years date.

Posted by: Porschef Sep 7 2014, 05:30 AM

Wow, two years later and it's still on the same day as the show in Joisey..

Kind of a shame; folks with prior plans that don't allow making one show might have an opportunity to make the other

Oh well. Ahhh, my car's a 76 so it wouldn't qualify anyway

See y'all in Flanders

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 14 2014, 10:14 AM

Ok, the swap rant continues, the Ski Roundtop Swap Meet is next Saturday 9/20 in Lewisberry, PA

http://www.vintagegermanswapmeet.com

The weather is going to be PERFECT!!!!!!!!! You could drive in from Cali and never see anything but sun, so no one has an excuse not to be there. Plus, there will be lots of FREE stuff from Unobtanium.

See ya there!!!!

Adam



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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 17 2014, 12:40 AM

I've gotten word that some far off caravans are forming to drive to the event. It takes me 6 hours to get there so if any of you are on the fence, know that if I am driving 12 hours both ways, this is an event you don't want to miss.

See everyone there!!!!!!

Posted by: type47 Sep 19 2014, 05:35 AM

Thanks Unobtanium for the goody bag