Mopar Alley's 27th annual Car Rally June 11th De Anza College, Cupertino CA

Jim Lusk said

The swap was down significantly, probably due to multiple factors. I didn't sell much and have been debating on whether I will continue to swap or not. Hopefully I'll get my Barracuda done this year, but it would have been a lot easier to show up just to spectate.

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Hey Jim,

The shrinking swap meet scene (as we all know and I'm not saying anything we all do not already know) is due to the ability to sell online. We have been swapping for decades and I'm sure you will agree some of our favorite swap meets either no longer exist or are just shadows of their former selves. It's sad because they were fun events to participate in.

Although I still have a ton of parts, I gave up going to swaps to sell except for that once in a blue moon when a couple of my old Mopar buddies talk me into it. At that point, it's not so much about selling the parts as it is seeing and hanging out with old friends. We got together at Sacramento Raceway not too long ago for the Mopar Magic event. We all backed right up to the cyclone fencing which separated us from the track and BBQ'd all day and sat in our chairs watching Mopars charge down the strip and ... we actually ended up selling a chunk of parts. That was a good day. Unfortunately, it appears that Sacramento Raceway will be closing in approx 3 years. Long sad story. Reminds me of what happened to Fremont/Baylands Raceway. Cheers.