Chrysler at Carlisle. What's the best and worst for you?

[ragtopfury]

Likes: The show and swap as a whole. Just being there. The deals when you find them in the swap meet. Meeting random fabo members. Stopping in on a few fabo members on purpose. Making it a guy's weekend of my son, my best friend and myself. Some of the food vendors. Grilling my own food behind whatever car we have there.

Dislikes: Every couple of years, the dates don't work out with other yearly family commitments - like this year, dammit.

 

[Mopar Tim]

Likes: The show and swap as a whole. Just being there. The deals when you find them in the swap meet. Meeting random fabo members. Stopping in on a few fabo members on purpose. Making it a guy's weekend of my son, my best friend and myself. Some of the food vendors. Grilling my own food behind whatever car we have there.

Dislikes: Every couple of years, the dates don't work out with other yearly family commitments - like this year, dammit.

The first thing I plan is the Carlisle trip, everything else gets planned around it.

 

[qkcuda]

I've been going for about 10 years now. Great weekend away with the guys to talk cars and drink beer and relax. Never drove the cuda down there as it would have cost me a small fortune in gas. Just bought this Charger with working factory air. Hopefully I will be driving it down this summer.

 

[70duste]

I have never been to Carlisle for the show,
what hotels are there to stay at that are not to far away????

 

[abodyjoe]

I have never been to Carlisle for the show,
what hotels are there to stay at that are not to far away????

**** most are probably booked already. Too early for people to be backing out yet. Check hotels in mechanicsburg pa and see if they have anything open.

 

[Michael Brisebois]

What is so troubling about the burnout contest anyway?

If the car was built for the contest....I guess

I've seen some beautiful survivors, limp out with some serious damage, over the years.

I spend my time trying to keep these alive and well...."burnout pits" are contrary to that mission

 

[Alaskan_TA]

I have never been to Carlisle for the show,
what hotels are there to stay at that are not to far away????

There are hotels mentioned on the Carlisle Events website.

But they fill up fast......

Other towns nearby also have hotels & motels & some may even cost less.

Mechanicsburg, Chambersburg, etc. not far away.

 

[Alaskan_TA]

People speak of far away.......

While I could not make it every year, I started going to the show in my late 20s, long flights from Alaska.

I made that trip several times over the decades though because the show is that good.

Not every year, but I only missed a few.

I fell in love with this area, so I moved here.

If I miss any future Chrysler at Carlisle shows, it will be because I died.

So until that happens, I have no excuses!

 

[Danco]

Been there twice and loved everything about it, especially the awesome assortment of parts available and fellow molar nuts.coming from a very isolated area (northern Maine) I appreciate that I can go there and have an almost endless amount of parts to choose from in one location is great. It is also a great run event and a great time and experience. I don’t mind the heat, I don’t get much up here. If it gets hot, I wonder to the fence line shade and have a beer . Love it all

 

[Danco]

* sorry meant to say mopar nuts. Damn auto correct lol

 

[moparmandan]

I have never been to Carlisle for the show,
what hotels are there to stay at that are not to far away????

We stayed at the Mechanicsburg Motel 6 last year. Not bad. Clean, and just a place to crash.

 

[gunbunny]

I go every year, paid for my swap space and my hotel room on the way out.
I stay in Shippensburg PA and that works out great.
I'll be in E 5 & E 6 selling keys and cylinders. I'm thinking I might actually want to check things out this year, so I may go on a walkabout.

 

[sireland67]

I like the parts, normally picking up some parts from vendors, and meeting friends. Burnout contest is always good.

Bad, not much except the weather, its either going to be super hot, or you are going to get wet.
Or having to carry large parts to the vehicle, at least at the nationals they will let you drive inside and pick up an engine, trans or any large item.

Tip, outside the gate at the bottom of the swap meet, there is a civic group selling hamburgers and hot dogs, way cheaper than inside the fair grounds.

 

[Mopar Tim]

I go every year, paid for my swap space and my hotel room on the way out.
I stay in Shippensburg PA and that works out great.
I'll be in E 5 & E 6 selling keys and cylinders. I'm thinking I might actually want to check things out this year, so I may go on a walkabout.

If you want to get away, I can watch your spot for a while. I am in N161. No problem....

 

[pishta]

I guess we got MATS and The Flings out west. MATS was friggin cold the one year I went, sort of a letdown as the swappers must not have expected it to be so cold as there were more empty spaces than sellers. Spring Fling always ends up on the same weekend as the Long Beach Grand Prix, an event that I am in charge of for my employer (Telephone company) and have to attend, but I usually just show up late on Saturday morning as the event is already set up. Would love to see Carlisle once in my life. Too far to drive. Worst for me for car shows are the rows of new cars that re bone stock or have had cold air intakes intalled (ooh!), I guess second would be trade show vendors that have all stuff marked with a price gun, like 2 nuts in a baggie, marked $12.00. I like the guys who pack their entire garage and have a fire sale because they don't want to pack it out. I love a bargain, sometimes even when I dont need it.

 

[1969VADart]

I have been going for many years, although work forced me to miss last year which was terrible since the anniversary car was 1969 (and I'm driving a 69). I would recommend anyone going consider staying over in Gettysburg. It's a nice ride over and back. Plus that tends to be the Bike weekend, so you get to mingle with a bunch of bikers who might just love your car more than their bikes.

Two of us drove a Superbird from here to Georgia & Alabama & back to PA for the Aerocar anniversary meet last October.

It was an awesome trip.

These cars were built to drive!

A local friend of mine drove his 70 Superbird to the wing car reunion last fall as well. This is his ride.

 

[gunbunny]

I guess we got MATS and The Flings out west. MATS was friggin cold the one year I went, sort of a letdown as the swappers must not have expected it to be so cold as there were more empty spaces than sellers. Spring Fling always ends up on the same weekend as the Long Beach Grand Prix, an event that I am in charge of for my employer (Telephone company) and have to attend, but I usually just show up late on Saturday morning as the event is already set up. Would love to see Carlisle once in my life. Too far to drive. Worst for me for car shows are the rows of new cars that re bone stock or have had cold air intakes intalled (ooh!), I guess second would be trade show vendors that have all stuff marked with a price gun, like 2 nuts in a baggie, marked $12.00. I like the guys who pack their entire garage and have a fire sale because they don't want to pack it out. I love a bargain, sometimes even when I dont need it.

You would certainly not be disappointed by Carlisle. It's worth the flight out. It's unreal, nothing like it. They do a wonderful job of keeping the modern stuff segregated from the older.
There are vendors who do the price gun thing, but mostly it's guys, their pile and I've seen many a deal and fire sale!
The downside, you gotta pass up a wonderful deal because you got no way to get it home.
Happens every single year!