VINTAGE TRACTORS, STATIONARY ENGINES, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, RUSTIC FURNITURE, FARM ITEMS AND MORE AT SWAP MEET ON APRIL 25

From rusty relics to slightly used or new, funky to fabulous, mechanical to decorative, all kinds of farm and country treasures await you at the Antique Farm Equipment and Tractor Association's* annual swap meet, held this year on Saturday, April 25, at the Old Iron Event Center, 11 E. Johns Creek Drive, in Shelton, Washington, 98584. 

For sale: beautiful decorative cast iron. What could you do with this?

Whether you are interested in buying an antique tractor, need parts, seek items you collect, or love country style decorating, this is your kind of event.

You will also find Ertel Publishing represented. Take advantage of the opportunity to subscribe to Antique Power and Vintage Truck magazines at a special discounted "show rate." Instead of $29.95 for six issues, you can get seven issues for $25. There will be Antique Power and Vintage Truck merchandise for sale too, like hats and die cast models. 

Are you interested in being a vendor? Spaces may still be available. Call (360) 426-9299 for more information.

This handsome Ford 8N could be yours.

While not for sale, specifically, these items represent the treasures you will find.

Could you use this nice horse trailer? It will be there!

This funky galvanized tub would make a great planter!

There is a lot of history in these old pieces of equipment.

*Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association Brand 245.

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SEE SOME FACES YOU'LL NEVER FORGET AT ANTIQUE TRUCK SHOW IN OLYMPIA, WA, SATURDAY, AUG. 9

Every old truck has its own personality, like "Stanley" here, a 1946 Studebaker M-16 flatbed, owned by Al Downs of Tacoma, WA.* Stanley will be in good company at the 19th annual Antique Truck Show hosted by the Northwest Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in Olympia, WA. You will find this handsome guy among many, many other vintage trucks waiting to meet you face to face. You don't get to hang out with this cool crowd just any old time, so why not plan to go?

This event takes place at Kiperts Korner Feed, 8439 Old Hwy. 99 S., Olympia, WA 98501 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Admission and parking are both FREE and there will be food vendors on site. 

The ATHS Northwest Chapter website says the organization is "dedicated to preserving the dynamic history of trucks, the trucking industry, and its pioneers in the Pacific Northwest." In addition to antique and vintage trucks of all kinds, you can take a look at interesting static displays having to do with highway safety. 

These truck shows are so much fun for the whole family. You'll learn plenty about the history of trucks and see beautiful examples. I'm even providing a map, which you can access by clicking HERE, so no excuses. Stanley's expecting you. Ah... just look at that face...

*My article about this 1946 Studebaker truck will appear in the Nov./Dec. issue of Vintage Truck magazine. Follow the link to subscribe or order back issues, or simply call 1-888-760-8108. If you subscribe before Aug. 25 you will receive that issue as your first one. By clicking here, you can read the full text of my cover story about another truck that will also be at the show, the 1969 Dodge D-300 shown below, owned by Dan Kostelny of Olympia, WA, 

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