Florida Regional

[Bruce B.]

I did not make it to FL this year so can I get some info or opinions as to how it went?
Number of cars judged?
Size of swap meet?
Anything else is appreciated.
Bruce B

[Harry S.]

Re: Florida Regional

https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthread.php?122363-2019-Florida-Chapter-Winter-Regional

[Frank D.]

Re: Florida Regional

I went for two days. Finally, saints be praised, Lakeland got pretty much ideal weather. I think that boosted attendance. I was there Thur and Fri...but had another commitment for Saturday.

The judging hangar looked full with a lot of activity and the crowds grew massively as the morning wore on on both days. On Friday once the vendors were setup it was a busy place. I spent some time at Coffman Corvettes space as they are now getting into the restomod chassis business and had a nice offering if that's your thing, one other vendor, new to me, offered a restomod chassis (sign of the times I guess). I didn't see a lot of 63 parts except for a grill and a beat up steering column but maybe the 'good stuff' was brought out Saturday. Al Knoch was there with at least three tents worth of installers busy the whole time...

I'm neutral on the intense Carlisle involvement - it prob contributed to the attendance via the auction, but it clearly gave the event a different flavor. I drove the split window and on both days I saw barely a handful of other vintage Corvettes - maybe they showed up Saturday.

All in all I'd say it was a much more enjoyable experience over past years at this location...

[John B.]

Re: Florida Regional

We had a total of 60+ cars and Carlisle's swap meet was as big as anything we had done in the past.