- January 19, 2008, Columbia, Missouri, 16th annual "It's a Gas!"
Swap Meet, dealer setup and early bird buyers on Fri. 18th, Boone County
Fairgrounds, 3 mi. north of Columbia on Route 63, info: John
Troxel (573) 896-8609, Mike Russell
(573) 442-6759 or days (573) 592-1991 - Hotels
- February 23, Milford, Conn, Northeast Gas Bash & Auction,
Elks Lodge, 124 New Haven Ave, 7am, info: Bob Harrington (203) 494-0566
- February 16, 2008, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Vic's
Place 10th Collector & Memorabilia Auction, Ball Auction Service,
Bible Baptist Church Youth & Event Building 1/4 mile off of Exit
153 on Interstate 35, online bidding through bidspotter.com
info: Seth Robbins (405) 282-5586, fax 282-6850 - Hotels
- February 29, 2008, Peotone, Illinois, Petroliana
Auction, Matthews Auctions, Will County Fairgrounds, 35
miles S. of Chicago, I-57 exit 327, E. 1 mile., Internet bidding also
on Proxibid.com, info: info@matthewsauctions.com
(877) 968-8880 - Hotels
- March 2, 2008, Peotone, Illinois, 9th annual Chicagoland's
Petroleum & Advertising Show, Will County Fairgrounds, 35 miles
S. of Chicago, I-57 exit 327, E. 1 mile. setup on Saturday, info: Tim
Smith (815) 436-4733 or Kevin Greco gasguys@hotmail.com
- Hotels
- March 8, Escalon, California, 12th annual California Gas (Turlock),
Oil & Advertising Meet, 20087 Ellis Rd. 95320, No vendor set up
before Friday March 3rd 7am. Early bird buyers on Friday $25.00, Free
admission on Saturday, info: Jack
or Tammy (209) 838-0755 - Hotels
- March 1, Phoenix, Arizona, 3rd annual Phoenix Gas
show and swap meet, info: John (602) 253-8790 - Hotels
- March 8, Frederick, Maryland, 12th annual Mason-Dixon Gas,
(new location) Frederick County Fair Grounds, Exit 55 off Interstate
70, auction on the fairgrounds at 4 pm after the swapmeet, swap info:
Keith Elza (410) 796-4474,
Mike Carr (410) 850-0670 - Hotels
- March, Tucson, Arizona, 3rd Annual Arizona Gas and
Oil Swapmeet, info: Rick Sipes
(520) 578-0582, (520) 323-2244. - Hotels
- March 15-16, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Original
Indianapolis Antique Advertising Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds,
New Champion Pavilion, wide range of advertising including some petro
and auto, info: Kim & Mary Kokles (972) 240-1987 - Hotels
- March 16 , Wayne, New Jersey, 10th Annual Metro Petro Vintage
Advertising Collectors Show, 8 am-2 pm, Wayne Police Athletic League
(P.A.L.), Wayne, NJ, indoor/outdoor, featuring petroliana, automobilia,
and all types of antique advertising items. info: Ed Natale, Metro Petro,
phone (201) 493-7172, jednat@att.net
- Hotels
- April 17-19, Sevierville, Tennessee, 10th annual Spring Dixie
Gas, hosted by Chip Flohe Antiques, Highway 411 between Newport and
Sevierville, same weekend as street rod show in Pidgeon Forge, info:
Chip Flohe, 3950 Newport Hwy, Sevierville TN 37876, (865) 453-8026 -
Hotels
- April 23-27, Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
Spring Carlisle Collector Swap Meet & Corral, 82-acre fairgrounds
full of cars, parts, toys and petroliana, too, info: Carlisle Productions,
1000 Bryn Mawr Road, (717) 243-7855 - Hotels
- April 18-19, Fontana, California, 29th annual Original
Gas Bash, 13785 Chaparral, 10 Minutes from Ontario Airport, Dealer setup
12:00 Friday, Swap 7am-1pm Saturday, info: Roy Reed (909) 350-0494 -
Hotels
- May 3, Dayton, Ohio, Ohio
Gas swap meet, International Antique Advertising &
Coin-op Show and Auction, U.S. Air And Trade Show Bldg, located on the
grounds of the Dayton International Airport, I-75 exit 64, 3 miles N.
of I-70, Setup and early buyers on Friday, info: Wayne’s
Neon Clocks, P.O. Box 195 6700 N. Dayton Lakeview Rd., New Carlisle,
OH 45344, Or Call: 937-857-0200 - Hotels
- May 10, Evansville, Indiana, 15th annual Hoosier Petro Peddlars
swap meet, Vanderburgh 4-H Center 3.5 mi. S. of I-64 on US 41, 7 a.m.,
info: Rich Bonenberger, 5610 Picadilly
Ln., Evansville, IN, 47711, (812) 422-2024 evenings, Lodging at Drury
Inn (812) 423-5818 - Hotels
- May 18, Fowlerville, Michigan, 11th annual Michigan
Gas, Petromania's blast-off, petro, auto collectibles, gas
pumps, advertising, signs, gas globes, oil cans, road maps, soda pop
and more, food available on site, Fowlerville Fairgrounds, info: Big
Cheese Productions, Terry Hubert
(810) 225-1886, 6080 Grand River, Brighton, Michigan 48114 or Richard
(517) 546-8890 - Hotels
- May, Wendover, Utah, 2nd Bonneville Flat Bash, Rainbow
Hotel, info 1-209-786-0267
- May, Hesperia, California, 4th annual Honor Bash
at Black Cat Garage, info: Gas Pump Ronnie (760) 949-9044
- May, Mt. Victory, Ohio, Mt. Victory Petroliana Swap Meet &
Antique Car Show, Village Park, info: Don
Houchin, (937) 354-5475
- June 7, Bouckville, NY, 2nd Annual Gasstuff.com
Petroliana Fest, setup Fri night with dinner provided free by Gasstuff,
Swap Sat with FREE BBQ available at Noon, This is during the Annual
3-day June Bouckville Antique Show at the Gallery CO-OP in the center
of Bouckville, NY. Be ready to buy, sell and trade, Vendor Spaces are
available too! Featuring 40 shops and studios within 4 miles, 6790 Rt.20,
Bouckville,NY 13310, info: John Mancino (315)
427-5094 or (315)
425-0299 - Hotels
- June 13-14, Columbus, Ohio, 22nd annual Petroliana Collectors
Convention swap meet and auction,
Clairion, formerly Wyndham, Hotel, I-270 exit 17a, sponsored by "Check
the Oil!" magazine, info: "CTO!"
Box 937, Powell, OH, 43065-0937, (614) 848-5038, (800) 228-6624 - Hotels
- July 11-12, Oil City, Pennsyvania, Annual Oil City
Historic District Swap Meet & Auction, Oil City Rotary's Oil and
Gas Extravaganza, early registration Thurs. 5-7:30 pm, swap meet on
the Fri, 7 am- 4 pm along with a catered dinner 5:30-7pm with a petro
auction 7 pm, and then on Sat., Swap Meet 7 am - ???. info: David Wagner,
Chairman, dandjwagner@msn.com
(814) 676-9901 - Hotels
- July 11-12, Susan Moore, Alabama, 4th annual Dry
Creek Gas Bash, gas & oil swap meet, Dry Creek Farm, Susan
Moore, AL, info: Ivan Tauton, (256) 840-1899 - Dale Stephens, (256)
657-5582 - James, (205) 237-4059 - Hotels
- July 10-13, Iola, Wisconsin, Iola
Old Car Show and Swap Meet, 1,000 cars and 4,000 swap spaces,
usually lots of petroliana, info: information@iolaoldcarshow.com,
Iola '02, Box 1, Iola, WI 54945, (715) 445-4000
- July, Solvang, California, El Camino Real Bash, hosted
by Curt Cragg on his two acres 937 Fredensburg Cyn Rd., info: (805)
688-9874
- July 31, August 1-2, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa, 22nd annual Iowa
Gas, plan now to attend the outstanding event of the year, info:
Ron Hoyt - swap meet vending - (515) 276-2099, John
Logsdon - registration, lodging - (515) 251-8811, or write
Iowa Gas, 1739 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50316-3611, see the
Iowa Gas Web site - Auction
Fri eve & Sat by Matthews
Auctions
- August, Brighton, Colorado, 4th Front
Range Gas Bash, 8 am-4 pm, Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755
Henderson Rd., in conjuction with the OCC Mountain States auto swap
meet, info: (303) 748-7075, frontrangegas@comcast.net
- Helper, Utah, 2nd annual Gas Bash, info: Roger
Metzger, (435) 472-5387
- September 4-6, Sevierville, Tennessee, 20th annual Dixie Gas,
hosted by Chip Flohe Antiques, Highway 411 between Newport and Sevierville,
same weekend as street rod show in Pidgeon Forge, info: Chip Flohe,
3950 Newport Hwy, Sevierville TN 37876, (865) 453-8026 - Hotels
- September, Bradford, Pennsylvania, Oil & Gas
Swapmeet, American Refining Group celebrating 125 years in oil refining,
info: (814) 368-1395 or amref.com
- September, Millbury, Mass., 14th Annual Mass
Gas Bash, New England's Largest Gas and Oil Swap Meet, Route
20, Palmer MA, exit 8 off Mass Pike , info: Mass Gas Collectors Association,
P.O.Box 9, East Templeton, MA 01538, Rick
(978) 939-8100, Ron (413)
436-7097 see Web site
for map, info - Hotels
- September 20, Seattle, Washington, 5th annual Pacific
Northwest Sea Bash 08 Swap Meet, hosted by Oldgaspump.com,
1943 4th Ave. South, 8 am- 1 pm, vendor setup 7 am, info: Monday thru
Friday 9-4 P.S.T. (206) 264-8807, Don
& Lynn - Hotels
- September 13 , Santa Rosa, California, 5th annual Stoke
Pacific Gas Bash, Fred Stoke's ranch, 5525 Old Redwood Hwy, 95401, 7
am, Friday afternoon setup. info: Fred Stoke, (707) 542-2699 QTLOW@sbcglobal.net
- September 27-28, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Original
Indianapolis Antique Advertising Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds,
Blue Ribbon Pavilion, wide range of advertising including petro and
auto, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat & 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun, info: Kim &
Mary Kokles (972) 240-1987
- October 3-4, Hammond, Indiana, Road
Map Collectors 10th Annual Swap Meet, info: roadmaps.org
- October, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 33rd Fall
Carlisle Collector Swap Meet & Corral, 82-acre fairgrounds full
of cars, parts, toys and petroliana, too, info: Carlisle Productions,
1000 Bryn Mawr Road, (717) 243-7855
- October, Hershey, Pennsylvania, AACA
Hershey Car Show, acres of cars, parts and petroliana, info:
(717) 534-1910
- October 21, Fowlerville, Michigan, Fall
Michigan Gas, Petro, auto collectibles, gas pumps, advertising,
signs, gas globes, oil cans, road maps, soda pop and more, Sun.7 a.m.
to ?, free admission, new location: Fowlerville
Fairgrounds, info: Big Cheese Productions, Terry
Hubert (810) 225-1886, 6080 Grand River, Brighton, Michigan 48114
or Richard (517) 546-8890
- October 26, Peotone, Illinois, Fall Petroliana & Advertising
Auction, Will County Fairgrounds, 35 miles S. of Chicago, I-57 exit
327, E. 1 mile., by Matthews
Auctions - Hotels
- October 28, Peotone, Illinois, Chicagoland Petroleum &
Advertising Show, Will County Fairgrounds, 35 miles S. of Chicago, I-57
exit 327, E. 1 mile., 8 am, info: Tim Smith (815) 436-4733 or Kevin
Greco gasguys@hotmail.com -
Hotels
- December 1, Bakersfield, California, 5th Annual
Bakersfield Indoor/Outdoor Gas Bash, 131 Kentucky St., info: Ami Winders,
gasbashqueen@aol.com, (661)
872-8337 - Hotels
- December 6-9, Bakersfield, California, Kruse Auctions
Toy and Sign
Auction, thousands of items, many petro signs, at Paradise Palace,
1440 Weedpatch Highway, info: 800-968-4444 - Hotels
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