Terry Bond

Miracle radiator stuff has been around a long time.

Amazing how I always look through my pics after Hershey and spot something I phto'd on a table that I should have looked at and bought! Here are a few shots of STUFF - Terry

Should not need to attend the banquet, they are usually presented on the field. Contact AACA HQ to see what happened. Terry

Yes - if the car is exhibited at an AACA National Meet or participates in an AACA Tour, the President will present it to you personally. Terry

Susan has been my Hershey buddy for many years. She is the one who introduced us to technology - she spends her time and hard-earned money looking for MG suff and always takes pride in covering every inch of the market. I love it-when she spots something I might be interested in, she snaps a photo of the item and vendors space # and sends me a text. Sometimes I've been known to tell her to hold the item in her hands, don't put it down, and wait for me to get there. Other times I'll tell her to just buy it. I've added some nice things to my collection this way. This year she had cataract surgery and said she did it before Hershey so she could see more stuff better. It seems to have worked well. Expensive? Worth every penny IMHO. Terry

Great seeing you there Annie, thanks for the pics! Terry

Not for us over in the Green field! I wanted to start packing by 4 but the crowd was pretty thick and we couldn't even begin covering things up until at least 5 PM. Terry

That's a great reference Terry, thanks for posting it. I found a nice Cadillac 8 motormeter in the swap meet on Thursday afternoon. Although I don't really consider myself a collector, I do have a showcase with accessory radiator caps, and several NOS motometers in their original boxes displayed in my recreated old auto parts store. Terry

My wife wore a FitBit two years in a row now, covered in all starting 1st thing Wednesday morning and it totaled 31 miles. No wonder we're so tired. Terry

That's a cool model Steve. I saw several in the market this year like it but that one was in great condition. I did some preliminary antique hunting (as always) and managed to find quite a few nice items prior to Hershey. Even saw Robbie from American Pickers in an antique mall on Monday (and again in the swap meet later). I covered a lot of miles on set-up day but found some nice things as they were being unpacked. Gotta start early to find the good spark plugs. Wednesday was my day to open up, but had to delay a couple of hours to get to the far end of the earth to follow up on a lead. Was successful in finding a couple of items on my most wanted list. This wonderful pair of nodders (early version of what we know today as "bobble-heads" was produced in the early 1900s, probably German or Austrian, and made in very thin bisque porcelain. How they survived this long I'll never guess, but they are now if my collection. With a bag full of neat spark plugs and these nodders, my Hershey was already fantastic - but wait, there's more..... I found some great early advertising trinkets, pins, watch fobs, even an early pocket watch. More plugs, then while I was walking around on Friday, scored this cool piece of original artwork. It's an original charcoal drawing of what later became a newspaper cartoon. It was done in France and is a cartoon about the Paris-Madrid race in 1903. That event was known as "The Race of Death" due to the large number of wrecks and deaths among participants and spectators. It was a very historic event in motor racing history, and to find an original piece of art like this at Hershey was something I'd never expected. I always try to find a nice brass lamp or two for my collection, and this year, purchased an exceptional NOS (never been lit) brass carbide headlamp. Found more stuff to display in my recreated old auto parts store, and even another plug or two on Friday. Of course there were also a few Model T Ford parts and unusual accessories, as well as a couple of tools. Susan found some great MG pieces including a couple of original artist's renderings that will need some further research, as well as a few early models and advertising pieces. Can someone tell me what year this neat Chevrolet advertising ribbon is from? It was just too cool to pass up. It's too bad the week had to end, but we'll be back for more next year. 363 DAYS AND COUNTING! Terry

Before it gets buried in other threads someplace, let me give a big THANKS for a great Hershey 2019. Everyone in Hershey Region, AACA, the vendors, spectators, and anyone even remotely connected deserves a pat on the back for helping make it one for the record books. I found more great stuff in the market that I ever hoped to find, and between discoveries, stopping to visit with old friends in the aisles and behind the tables, was an absolute pleasure. Whoever was in charge of weather needs to be signed to a l-o-n-g term contract too! I can't remember seeing so many young folks walking around enjoying the event, it lifts my hopes that this hobby is alive and well for a long time to come. I met many of them at my booth over in the Green Field, and am amazed at the numbers who are working on early vehicles. I heard so many times - it was the best ever, and I'm inclined to agree! Terry

Yes-you gotta get one of those shirts - Just got home and when I unpack tomorrow I'll take a pic of mine. Agree with Steve-it's a fantastic design on the shirt. Buy a sweat, also T in white and a spare in dark blue. You can get short or long sleve Ts. Terry

My favorite topic. Recommend Adamstown, but the biggest is Renningers, open only Sunday so you'd need to come early or stay late. There is an outdoor section that opens about 6. Inside opens at 7:30. The small town of Columbia (south of Hershey) has a bunch of nice antique shops too. That's it-I'm not giving away any more of my secret haunts! Terry

Herb was out and about in the swap meet. Saw him antique hunting over in Allentown before Hershey and we spent a good half hour talking about collecting automobilia and how he got started. He was on his mobility scooter and I saw him at least three different times. He is quite a guy and is an AACA Legend. Terry

A few pics of my stuff coming tomorrow. A great Hershey with perfect weather and filled with great treasures. Found more good stuff this year than I ever imagined I could. Bob, glad to see you are picking up plugs again. Sorry I missed seeing you this year. Just got home, tired but already counting the days till next time. Terry

You can only sell your good stuff once. Tell me you have some great early unusual spark plugs and I'll see you first. Terry

If you are looking for info for-"Hearshey weather" you certainly won't find what you are searching for. However, if it's a weather report for HERSHEY PA, you'll be delighted. The week looks good, according to the professional weather forecasters. However, I've discovered around here why weather forecasting is such a chancy business. We are proud to have one of the National Weather centers located very near us. Those big round radar domes are certainly impressive. However, I couldn't help but notice there are ABSOLUTELY NO WINDOWS on the building! So, when it's raining outside, and the weather-guessers tell me it's only partly cloudy, it's obvious they are not looking out the windows. They can't! For Hershey, that's pretty much how I approach the whole subject. I look out the window and see what's happening. It does not hold me back in it is raining. In fact, Thursday last year, in the rain, I made some of my best discoveries. Bring it on! I was there in '76, year of the BIG MUD, tornado warnings, flooding, etc. It's the stuff good memories and stories are made from. Let me tell you about the time I sold mud at Hershey! I wouldn't miss it for anything-even the weather. Terry

Welcome to the Forum! You've found a home here among collectors of all kinds of automobile stuff. I've been a professional accumulator of early motoring relics for many years. Although my interests are in the early days of the automobile, I have a love for all objects representing the beginnings of the auto age. My collection(s) include toys, spark plugs, brass lamps, automotive literature (especially early accessory catalogs), automotive related sheet music, postcards, prints, ceramics of all kinds, early prints, lithographs, all kinds of porcelain and china objects depicting early autos or motoring related things, books, periodicals, early auto accessory and product displays and samples, etc.etc.etc. I've accumulated enough early auto products and accessories (odd turn signals, etc) to set up a recreation of an early auto parts store complete with old showcases, shelves, and counters. It's all on the second floor in my garage and is like walking back in time into an old circa 1915 auto parts store. Of course it's a life-time of collecting that I can now sit back and enjoy. I'm sure you are enjoying your collecting as well and although your tastes trend toward a newer age than mine, there is plenty out there to choose from. Ebay is a wonderful source for things like pins badges, buttons and watch fobs. Of course some early and rare stuff commands hefty prices, there is still a lot of later material out there to be acquired and appreciated. Main thing is to enjoy and share your stuff with others. This is a great resource to network and learn more as well as to show off your stuff, so post some pics of your favorite items. We'd love to see more. Terry

This sure sounds like one of those late evening sessions we have at Hershey-talking stuff. Who knows where it'll drift off to next. Somebody pour me another scotch... Terry

Nice idea. I usually just sit and visit with friends throughout the market when I'm out wandering, so never actually gave it a thought. Terry

Thanks Matt, I plan to dig into this following Hershey. Will try to find some time to give my trophy a bit of cleaning up and post a few photos.

Taken a couple of years ago. Still summer here but shortly after Hershey we should begin to see a change. Our transition time-frame here is brief, and it never seems like we have much time available for that here - one day everything is green, the next day it's all on the ground. Terry

Regarding brass plated steel on early cars, the Model T Ford used some brass plated items on their early cars - some fasteners as well as the ends of the throttle and spark control levers. l believe there were also early cars that used brass plated steel control levers. A local friend restored a 1908 Maxwell several years ago and the outside shift lever was brass plated steel. I have a few early accessory catalogs including two from Solar Lamp company, and lamps could be purchased in polished brass, nickle plate or black enamel. They were all brass underneath. Terry

Robert, a couple of years ago I was hobbled by a broken leg and needed one. Broke my leg in August and by the time I realized I was going to make it to Hershey all the scooters from the usual Hershey vendor were reserved. I let my fingers do the walking on my computer and contacted a company in Harrisburg that rents mobility scooters. There are several of them listed on-line to choose from that will rent you a scooter for special events like this. It turned out to be cheaper than most others, and for only a little extra, they dropped it off at my hotel. It was there waiting for me complete with full instructions. It was a fairly new one that easily disassembled so it could be loaded into the back of our van to take back and forth to the field. I got it properly tagged over by the Giant Center and used it all week. I just plugged it in every night back at the hotel to charge the battery, but there was plenty of juice to get around with. When it was time to head for home, we just left it at the hotel and the company picked it up on Monday morning. I believe the company I rented from was bought by another company, but if you just google "Mobility Scooter Rental" in the Harrisburg area, I'm sure you'll find something, even at this late date. Terry

I have had a look through the Detroit Public Library photo archives and they do have a lot of great pics, including one of the Interstate, which was a winner of that event. I was hopeful to find accounts of the contest, perhaps some info on the routes taken, and maybe a copy of a program if it existed. I recently acquired a trophy from that event (for the Interstate) and am anxious to piece together the rest of the story. The event was held twice - spring and fall. My trophy is for the spring event. Won't have time during Hershey to visit the AACA Llibrary but hope to get back there before the end of the year to look through some early periodicals. Of course history of the events is great, and what I find may become an article for later publication (hopefully). Terry