The postponement of the 2020 Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals does have a silver lining: more time to sort through those parts to sell or more time to detail the car for one of the many displays.
The event has been rescheduled for August 14-16, with all events on track to take place.
Still have plans to make it out? Let …
August is going to be a busy month here in Carlisle. Hoping to get the boys out to a few events this year. Need to get more shows to have the parade that the Ford and Corvette shows have. Not sure if my fellow Carlislians would agree, but my boys absolutely love that! (Seriously a day after the Corvette parade they were asking when the next one was, and were very disappointed that they had to wait almost a whole year. They are 4.)
Yep, that whole week is screwed up for me. Was April vacation for my kid. Senior year of high school. Was going to head down on Friday and drop her off at Dickinson College in Carlisle. She received a generous scholarship offer from them and her cousin is a freshman there this year. Wife and the girls would spend Saturday doing girl stuff while I hit the fairgrounds. Plan was to leave my daughter there for a few days. Wife and I were going to drive to Myrtle Beach for a few days. Buddy of mine has a second house there, and I was going to watch him renew his wedding vows on Monday. I was in his wedding 25 years ago.
This unfortunately solidifies that I won't be able to make it this year. Our kid is due within a couple of weeks of the new date, so a 9+ hour (one way) trip just won't be in the cards around then.
As predicted, the Imports at Carlisle was rather subdued this year. Attendance was light. Social distancing was sporadic and rules were not really enforced. But all things considered, I got out of it what I wanted. I saw some neat cars and got to hang out with a few of my Spitfire friends.
I wore the appropriate attire:
There was a really nice looking psuedo Ferrari 250 that was built on a Austin Healy chassis and running gear.
It was really well done.
Naturally, the vendor area was especially sparse this year, but I still found some parts I've been looking for: a pair of GT6 hub and axle assemblies for $75.
Three Spitfires attending at the North American Spitfire Squadron tent, plus another in the DVT chapter area.
The weather was surprisingly good. Breezy and overcast for most of the day with temps in the 70s to 80s. A little bit of drizzle as we were leaving, but not a big deal. For mid-August, we'll take it.
Carlisle needs to either invest in some promotion for that show or pull the plug.
They dialied it back as it use to get out of control.
Saturday was pretty decently attended, especially considering what is going on. Decent number of cars on the show field, I think many of us just needed to get out. The vendor section was as sparse as it has been in recent years but that is because it has been replaced by Ebay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. That likely will never be the same again. I did find some good deals despite the small number of vendors.
Saw one nice AW11 which was one of my motivations to get some ideas. Completely stock but really nice example of an 1985.
Got me motivated and ended up buying another one on Facebook to add to my collection. Was too cheap not to purchase, running and needs paint but no rust and appears to be a solid example. I'll get it next week, will start a build thread once I decide on the plans for it. Was so cheap I had to buy it, even if it is not as described, I can part it out.
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