Shane Douglas with his Ford Fairlane GTA.
Geoff Taylor with his Mark 5 Jaguar.
Sunday, October 13, what a beautiful day combined with what was the second best Swap Meet the Charlton Lions have run with 65 sites.
Unfortunately the crowd was down a bit, reflecting the tight economic conditions at the moment and probably impacted to some extent by the number of other events on in the town on that day. Most of the site holders were happy, although many reported reduced takings.
Lions President John Headon went on to say, “I am just so proud of how the Lions members come together when we have a function, and the Swap Meet this year was no exception given that several of our members were not available on the day.
“It was a fantastic effort by all concerned,” he said. Many of the new site holders complemented the club on the venue and thanked the Club for continuing to hold the meet at a time when so many other similar events were being cancelled.
Most of the site holders, even though their takings were down, said that they would like the same site next year. The treasurer, Garry Larmour, said “The profit from the venture was not yet finalised but it looked like they would be close to the best ever result (last year). This was the 23rd Swap Meet the Club has run, we are very happy given the staffing difficulties and would like to sincerely thank Lloyd Paterson for helping us on the gate.
Points of Interest
“One of the points of interest for the meet was again the display of vintage and classic cars. This year there was a very good representation from the local car people, as well as some from neighbouring Car Clubs. Vehicles ages ranged from the late 1920/’30s to the early 2000s. The Club offered fuel/shopping vouchers for the two Best Presented Vehicles. The winners were Shane Douglas with his red Ford Fairlane GTA and Geoff Taylor with his green Mark 5 Jaguar; both cars a credit to their owners.
President John said “We are also very grateful to Arnold Bond (also a car enthusiast) from St Arnaud for judging the car exhibits again this year.”
The winner of the $200 IGA Voucher was Peter Shaw, Glenloth.
