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Great car show this weekend with swap on Sun always so petro goodies to be had.Looks like perfect weather.

the 50s is one of the best swaps in the upper midwest. i think theres going to be 300-400 vendors. lots of oil goodies. i will be setting up and will have have some good stuff to sell. its located at the minnesota state fairgrounds which is in st. paul. its worth coming to.

I would like to check out the swap. What is the best entrance to use, and is it set up on saturday ? Thanks !

Seth (VIC'S 66) and his wife/kids are there set up in the vendor area, just look for the big white trailer with more stuff hung on it and around it than you would ever think is possible.

there is no parking for buyers on the grnds so you will have to park off snelling ave, or one of the lots outside of the fairgrnds.
its located in a blacktop area that is known as the midway.....where the rides are set up during the fair

I had to get inside and tend my commercial booth, but I had time to hit the swap for an hour. My motorcoach was parked about 15 feet from where the swap was going to take place so I was careful to set my alarm clock for 5 AM Sunday. I got up and there was nothing going on! So I nodded back off until 6 and when I opened my eyes the place was packed, boy was I panicked! I bought a 30" GMC, 30" OK, 42" Dodge Trucks & a 30" Conoco Minuteman so yes, it is was a heck of a swap. If I would've had more time and a dolly I would've bought several pumps as well.
Seth/Vic's '66'

Ya I thought the swap was good also,signs were expensive in my eyes, but thats just what they cost I geuss. I liked the two conoco script top pumps,also met one of the gas guys from the board here,don,t remeber names good,but he's from superior and had a nice script top mobil pump.Hard to haul goodies in the trunk of a 1936 dodge coupe.lol