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Marty I'll follow up next week when I can get all of it together for pictures. I also have a 1913 Chalmers project that needs finishing. Where would you advertise that one? Thanks Sam PS Did you sell your '15 Buick

Where is the best place to advertise a Brass Buick (1913 Model 24) project w/ lots of extra parts for sale? Thanks Sam

I have attached a message I ran to Terry Wiegand of the Buick club. We invite participation / input from everyone willing to throw in their 2 cents worth to help us steer Pate into taking up some of the slack left from Chickasha's demise after next year. hours ago Terry As you can see from my last email, I'm getting an early start for the 2020 Pate Swap Meet expanding our prewar area. With the demise of the Chickasha prewar meet, Pate will be a reasonable transition for many of us in the prewar end of the antique car hobby. We need feedback from prewar vendors, telling us what all we can do to accommodate them other than setting up a marked off area for prewar. We plan on having Pate automated just after the 2020 meet. Several members from Pate's workforce will approach every vendor this year and get their email address along with a list of what that vendor primarily sells. As soon as the information can be assembled into a data base, we will contact everyone we see currently selling prewar parts or cars and invite them to move to the prewar area. We may attempt this with several other specialized groups such as motorcycles, tractors (and stationary engines) and other specialties. We can have a couple ez up canopies set up this year and something much larger for next year. I just got off the phone with our coordinator getting permission to send this post. He told me that he will provide a 50x100 tent for the 2020 meet if enough vendors from our prewar and manufacturers midway areas request covered spaces. While Pate can't duplicate the close together atmosphere of Chickasha, we will strive to do our best to host the prewar groups that will participate with us. For those of you not already familiar with Pate, please pull up (pateswapmeet.com) and scroll down to the video. You will see what we consider a well laid out meet. Please look thru the webpage for area hotels and the services Pate provides it's vendors and guests. Thanks Sam Romeo  We're open to suggestions or criticism, don't be bashful! Thanks Sam

Terry As you can see from my last email, I'm getting an early start for the 2020 Pate Swap Meet expanding our prewar area. With the demise of the Chickasha prewar meet, Pate will be a reasonable transition for many of us in the prewar end of the antique car hobby. We need feedback from prewar vendors, telling us what all we can do to accommodate them other than setting up a marked off area for prewar. We plan on having Pate automated just after the 2020 meet. Several members from Pate's workforce will approach every vendor this year and get their email address along with a list of what that vendor primarily sells. As soon as the information can be assembled into a data base, we will contact everyone we see currently selling prewar parts or cars and invite them to move to the prewar area. We may attempt this with several other specialized groups such as motorcycles, tractors (and stationary engines) and other specialties. We can have a couple ez up canopies set up this year and something much larger for next year. I just got off the phone with our coordinator getting permission to send this post. He told me that he will provide a 50x100 tent for the 2020 meet if enough vendors from our prewar and manufacturers midway areas request covered spaces. While Pate can't duplicate the close together atmosphere of Chickasha, we will strive to do our best to host the prewar groups that will participate with us. For those of you not already familiar with Pate, please pull up (pateswapmeet.com) and scroll down to the video. You will see what we consider a well laid out meet. Please look thru the webpage for area hotels and the services Pate provides it's vendors and guests. Thanks Sam Romeo

My name is Sam Romeo. I'm in charge of advertising for the Pate Swap Meet [pateswapmeet.com ( starts the last Thursday of April every year at The Texas Motor Speedway). This past meet we sold right at 9000 Vendor spaces, placing Pate up close to Hersey in vendor spaces. My goal is to increase the presence of pre war vendors (both with used and new parts). My question to all of you who will reply to this post is this - what would it take to get prewar vendors motivated to vend at Pate? I can add new parts vendors to my advertising in our webpage and also in my display adds in marque magazines produced by the Model T, Model A and other clubs. Our registrar has agreed to set aside several hundred spaces in one of the new sections we have laid out in the past two years if I can get enough interest in the next few months to warrant it. And suggestions, ideas or comments. Thanks Sam

Marty Can you tell me what the modern distributor cap on your car is from and how it was adapted to your 1914 Delco Distributor? I have a '15 in need of a cap. Thanks Sam Romeo

I recently saw a 1915 Buick Touring (flat top fenders) with a removable head engine in it. The serial number is in the 242??? range. From what I can find, the D35 engine (removable head) was a mid 1916 addition to the Buick range. Is this an early D35 or was there an engine swap many years ago? Thanks Sam Romeo

I need a good set of front springs got my Model 24 Buick. Model 25 is the same. I think '12 and '14 will also work. I can modify older Buick springs if necessary, so please advise what you have. Thanks Sam

Can you send me pictures to your fenders "sales@sams-cycles.com". I have a Roadster that needs a set. I have one original to take most measurementes from to see if yors will work. I also need a set of front springs for this car - any chance you have this also? Thanks Sam

I need a set of front leaf springs for my 1913 Buick model 24 roadster. If I can't find a set of rebuildable springs,I need help from anyone who has one of these cars that will contact and advise me the measurements of the front springs on their car. my e mail address is (sales@sams-cycles.com)