IF you’re not familiar with what goes on at a car lovers’ event such as the Morisset Central Coast Swap Meet, there are two things you need to know.
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Firstly, there’s no car swapping – or swapping of anything, really.
And secondly, it’s not solely about cars.
While car parts and products will be prominent at the event, you’ll also find an array of stallholders offering anything and everything from toys and baby’s clothing to outboard motors and anchors.
Who knew?
The Morisset Central Coast Swap Meet is staged annually at Morisset Showground by Central Coast Holden Car Association.
The organisation’s vice-president Vince Tabone, of Wamberal, has been attending swap meets for more than 20 years and said the annual Morisset swap meet was one of the biggest on the circuit.
“But I don’t know why they’re called swap meets,” he confessed.
“We have swappers (buyers) and sellers. Maybe it’s because swappers swap money for what they want to buy,” he laughed.
Regulars at swap meets like to get in early, to be the first to locate that hard-to-find spare part for their 1958 model Holden.
“The gates at Morisset Showground will open at 6am and we’ll have a half-a-kilometre line of cars waiting to get it,” Mr Tabone said.
“It’s like a large market, but with an emphasis on car parts. I’ve got older cars, a ‘50-model Holden and a couple of ‘58-model Holdens, and sometimes I’ll find that one part I’ve been wanting.”
Expect to see vendors selling mag wheels, tyres and hubcaps, steering wheels, fluffy dice and car mats.
“And there are vendors with specialised paints, light globes, fuses, sticky tapes, and electrical items… You never know what you’ll see.”
This year’s swap meet will include a car seller’s corral. It’s a designated space at the showground where people can showcase their vehicle for sale.
Mr Tabone said although the swap meet was hosted by a Holden car club, the event catered for people with all makes and models of vehicles.
For those members of the family who aren’t quite so vehicularly inclined, the Morisset swap meet offered plenty, Mr Tabone said.
“We have a lot of people who come along to buy baby’s clothing, knitted items, and even cakes. There are children’s toys, household items, furniture, and bric-a-brac. We even have people selling old outboards and anchors.”
- The Morisset Central Coast Swap Meet will be held at Morisset Showground on Sunday, March 19, from 6am to 3pm. Entry costs $5 for lookers. Phone 0402 949231.