Automotive swap meets are sign of spring
In addition to car shows, another sure sign of spring are swap meets, where vintage and collector car owners and wannabes buy and sell parts and, occasionally, vehicles. Two completely free swap meets take place this weekend. Here are the basics:
Saturday - Vintage Sports Car Racers Annual Spring Swap Meet, 10 a.m. - noon, Quality Coaches, 38th & Nicollet, Minneapolis, www.vscr.org.
Sunday - 11th Annual Spring Swap Meet, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., Blacksmith Lounge, Hugo, 651-426-5334, www.northernlightscarclub.com. Car, truck, motorcycle and snowmobile parts, project cars and some complete vehicles will be for sale. Food donations accepted.
Weekend features
Look for profiles of several new and preowned vehicles in this section this weekend. On Saturday, articles include features on the 2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck and 2009 Honda Odyssey minivan. On Sunday, look for profiles of the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid SUV, 2009 Nissan Frontier pickup and preowned features on the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country minivan and the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban.
Visit MotorMouth blog
Are you a fan of collectible or classic cars? If you are, then check out the MotorMouth blog at StarTribune.com/cars. MotorMouth Kris Palmer, freelance auto writer and editor, who also puts together this section's Weekend Garage column every Saturday, blogs about vintage cars, the collectible auto scene and just about everything else that goes vroom. And, as with any good blog, you can participate. You can post comments and converse with others about a variety of vintage car topics.
