Frank's Fun Blog: Classic Cars and Life Moments

I’ve been enjoying our Spring-like weather, when we should be having rain and

winter type weather.

For the first time in a long time I ventured to Turlock Swap Meet, a long running

event for buying and selling car parts, antiques, etc. 30-40 years ago it was an

annual event for me. It has grown in size tremendously, which confirms the hobby

is alive and well. We walked/looked for 5 hours and barely covered ⅓ of the

event.

We have been dealing with some family members' health issues. Everyone is on

the mend and good but it has consumed some time.

For the 6th row in a year my brother and I attended the Grand National Roadster

Show, an event that started at the Oakland Coliseum in 1950, then moved to the

Cow Palace, the San Mateo County Fairgrounds and then, in 2004, finally to the Pomona FairPlex. We did attend as youngsters a few times. This attracts people from all over the world. Being based in Southern California our East coast friends

were thrilled to be in 80 degree weather. We toured a few hot rod shops that had Open Houses on Thursday, enjoyed the show on Friday and attended the Donut Deralics' cars and coffee Saturday morning in Fountain Valley before heading home.