Anyone going to the Portland Swap Meet this year (2025)?
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I went a year or two ago and it was great. Lots and lots of cool cars and booths with lots of junk and some sprinkled in hidden gold.
@Catbox is right there in the area and seems to have made it there many more times than I have... I've seen some pics form him with quite the collection of junkyard gold headed home in the back of his truck
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Love this swap meet.
If you have never been to it, you should go.
You should also budget yourself at least two days to peruse all that there is to see.
There is the upper show at the Expo center and the lower show that is spread out over the entirety of Portland International Raceway.
I / we have found tons of great deals at these things.
This is the complete B&M truck shifter we picked up for a massive $10 for the $500 shifter.
A 570cfm Holley in like new condition for $75 and the Edelebrock Performer RPM Big Block intake for $225.
These are Magnaflow catalytic converters that are 3 inch and off a newer Mustang.
They retail for around $1500 each and I got the pair for a whole $40.
It was raining and this was on the ground in the dollar pile of a guy that just had some random stuff.
For a buck I was sure I wasn't going to loose out.
It turns out that the bezel it was mounted in was for my kids 1949 truck.
And what do you know, it works like a champ as junior took it and uses it in his truck.
I saw these for $10 each and bought them.
Do I need them, no as I do not have a turbo Buick.
But I have the hub caps to one.
If you have never been to it, you should go.
You should also budget yourself at least two days to peruse all that there is to see.
There is the upper show at the Expo center and the lower show that is spread out over the entirety of Portland International Raceway.
I / we have found tons of great deals at these things.
This is the complete B&M truck shifter we picked up for a massive $10 for the $500 shifter.
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A 570cfm Holley in like new condition for $75 and the Edelebrock Performer RPM Big Block intake for $225.
You must be registered for see images attach
These are Magnaflow catalytic converters that are 3 inch and off a newer Mustang.
They retail for around $1500 each and I got the pair for a whole $40.
You must be registered for see images attach
It was raining and this was on the ground in the dollar pile of a guy that just had some random stuff.
For a buck I was sure I wasn't going to loose out.
It turns out that the bezel it was mounted in was for my kids 1949 truck.
And what do you know, it works like a champ as junior took it and uses it in his truck.
You must be registered for see images attach
I saw these for $10 each and bought them.
Do I need them, no as I do not have a turbo Buick.
But I have the hub caps to one.
You must be registered for see images attach
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We have gone for probably the last 12 years or so. Always enjoyed it. Last year noticed that the Expo Center one was maybe only 50-60% of the booths that were there before. The lower parking lot was now just parking (used to be all booths), and the buildings were pretty empty compared to years past. The PIR meet was still going strong though.
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Random photos from a couple years ago...
Our haul from a rainy day at the track.
The wagon and the shopping cart are full.
The headers in the cart are for a Dart with a BB and retail for right at $1000.
The kid with us that bought them, he paid $80.
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Our haul from a rainy day at the track.
The wagon and the shopping cart are full.
The headers in the cart are for a Dart with a BB and retail for right at $1000.
The kid with us that bought them, he paid $80.
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More random images...
Holley 670.
Painless dragster switch and fuse panel for $25
Old MSD box for $5
Wicked old Autometer tach.
It was all wet, so I got it for $5.
A never hung calendar from the same year of my truck.
Holley 670.
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Painless dragster switch and fuse panel for $25
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Old MSD box for $5
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Wicked old Autometer tach.
It was all wet, so I got it for $5.
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A never hung calendar from the same year of my truck.
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