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April 24 setup @ noon
Show 7am Sat. 25th
Info 909-350-0494
13785 Chaparral Av. Fontana, Ca. 92335

Dan Matthews auction Saturday evening in Redlands.

Is there anyone going to Fontana that has a Bennett 541 ad glass side panel and one ad glass door for same? Dave Folck 805-955-0048

I was told yesterday that Friday, vendors are let in at 10am, and the show goes til 5pm ... is this accurate?

Sounds about right, with a few exceptions.

I would say Friday is the best day to go. For the last couple of years I have arrived on Saturday morning right when it starts. Last year I saw all the cool stuff on trailers in the street and thought yeah!! they have not totally unloaded yet.I figured out when they drove away a few minutes later that the dealing had gone on the day before snd they had just come to pick up some more of their purchases.

haven't decided yet whether on Saturday the 25th I will revisit the gas bash or go to the license plate show at Camp Pendleton ... decisions, decisions!

Does anyone coming to Roy's sale have an original 15" metal body I can purchase
thanks Ray

Wanted everybody to remember that we are having an auction in Redlands, Ca. on April 26 starting at 6:00pm. Check out my website for the details. www.matthewsauctions.com

Dan, I think you mean the 25th.

Yes it is the 25th, I fly home on the 26th, Thanks Dennis

See you guys down there! Always a fun show on Friday and still fun on Saturday! Lots of neat stuff and cool people.I am bringing a trailer load of pumps and junk.... Sanford but no son LOL
Rob

Man I wish I was coming again this year. Great show. Have been the last three years. Next year.
Ric

what time is vendor opening on Friday? this page:

http://www.oldgas.com/pp_swaps.htm

says 12 o'clock. Roy Reed's flyer doesn't say anything about Friday but I could've sworn I was told "10 o'clock" on the phone.

oh wait yeah it does, in the big bubble... early entry 10am, 30 bucks. I can do that.

someday I'll learn to read .....

Anyone from Washington or Oregon going that could possibly bring something back for me?

Vern

Unfortunately this will be the first time I'll miss the show in the last 7 years. Spoke to A. Redford and B. Lowry today. Doesn't sound like they will be making it either. Hopefully I won't miss on any items I gotta have. Seems like I always come back with something nice from the show.

Just wanted to reminded everyone that the auction starts tonight at 5:30 with uncataloged items and 6:00 on the catalog items. Go to my website or proxibidcom to bid. Thanks Dan

Great show for buying, found a great Union Oil Motorite porcelain shield sign, just listed it on ebay. Some nice cans too. Weather great.

Anybody Take any Pictures???????

GREAT show as always. This was my 21st show, I think. Good sales and bought a couple of signs but nothing great. A mint Bulko sign changed hands for a lot of money but I think that was probably the most rare piece there. Can't wait for next year but hear it may have been the last. If so the new location will be even better. More to follow on that if Roy's decides to throw in the towel. If it happens many of you mid westers will want to come out.
Check out the items I put on Ebay today under hotcidr. thanks Ray

Ray, put the plastic Stimsonite back into that 101 and it'll sell for 1700 in two minutes.

Thanks agentsteel53 I was looking at the T on the back of the sign and thought it was the wrong era for marbles. What year did the road signs switch from marbles to stimsonite? Ted

'42 (J stamp) is the earliest Stimsonite I've seen, and '46 (N) is the latest glass.

there is a '49 (R) US-91 out there with glass, but it is an "aftermarket modification"

I *believe* my conversions of stamps to dates is correct ... A is 34, B is 35 ... and so on and so forth, but they skipped I and O because they look similar to 1 and 0. So '57 is Z, despite being only the 24th year of letters, and not the 26th.