2014 AACA Hershey Car Show Archives

Hershey Swap Meet

You can’t help but notice the prevailing scent of candy chocolate in the air where ever you go here in Hershey, Pennsylvania. That overpowering Chocolate smell was all over the giant Hershey Swap Meet as we trekked through the fields of antique and classic auto parts. As Forrest Gump might note, “Hershey is a giant box of treasure. You never know what you might find.” That’s the way it was here today.

The Hershey Swap Meet is one of the oldest and largest antique flea markets in the world. Here you’ll find some of the rarest antique car parts you can find anywhere. Many a collector will spend days scouring the fields of parts and accessories here at Hershey.

1934 Brewster with figurine at the Hershey Swap Meet — This 1934 Brewster Phaeton turned up in the swap meet area. The period dressed figurine was not part of the sale.

The history of the Hershey Swap Meet and Car Show dates back to the 1950’s. It was started when Hershey area members of the Antique Automobile Club of American (AACA) petitioned the national AACA to be recognized as a regional club. After that a small show started at the stadium which grew over the years to be what it is today. But even in the 1970’s the Hershey Car Show was known all over the United States as the world’s largest antique auto event.

Besides the giant swap meet you can also find collector cars for sale in the Hershey Car Corral. Here is a 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner convertible with a price of $44,500 on the windshield. (Photo by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com)

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2014 AACA Hershey Car Show

HERSHEY, PA — All roads lead to the 2014 AACA Hershey Car Show this weekend as the world’s largest vintage car show is getting under way, October 8-11, 2014. Home to the Hershey Candy Company family and the AACA Museum, Hershey, Pennsylvania has for 58 years been the site of the world’s biggest collector car swap meet. Hershey week brings together collectors and hobbyists from all over the country. The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) holds its Eastern Regional Meet here and is the instigator of this giant collector car event.

This weekend enjoy Cars On Line’s coverage of the 2014 AACA Hershey Car Show as our photo-journalist Bob Boberg walks the fields of Hersheypark discovering rare antique and classic vehicles and parts. If you can’t find it here, it doesn’t exist. We’ll be bringing you photos of some of the rarest antique cars in captivity.

1930 Cadillac V16 at the 2014 AACA Hershey Car Show — 1930 Cadillac V16 Roadster sold last night at the RM Auction here at Hershey for a cool $1,000,000. Click here to view more of the RM Auction at Hershey. (Photo by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com)

The historic Hershey Lodge is the setting for the annual RM Auctions sale, October 9-10, 2014, during the2014 AACA Hershey Car Show. We’ll watch as RM Auctions sells rare collector cars. Held in conjunction with the AACA Eastern Fall Meet, RM Auctions brings traditional antique and classic cars to the event which has a long tradition of representing some of the oldest cars in the hobby. If you are into rare vintage motorcars this is the auction you want to attend. Some of the finest brass era and full vintage motorcars will be seen here this weekend. They are perennial favorites here at Hershey. RM Auctions claims to have a 90 percent sell-through rate consistently at this sale. Click here to review some of the sales at the RM Auction at Hershey.

RM Auctions was proud to sponsor the Night at the Museum, a charity fundraiser for the AACA that features a silent auction, great food, and live entertainment. Night at the Museum was held on Wednesday evening, October 8. They celebrated the Grand Opening of the Cammack Tucker Gallery. The Cammack Tucker exhibit is the largest display of Tucker automobiles, engines and other memorabilia.

It is estimated that a quarter of a million people will come to Hershey this weekend to attend the show. They say there will be over 1,500 collector cars to see here with over 1,000 of them for sale. They expect 9,000 vendors to display their collector car parts and auto related merchandise. You won’t find a swap meet this size anywhere else on the east coast. So collectors who need those hard-to-find parts will be tredging the fields of the Hersheypark this weekend hoping to find some rare treasure.

Rebuilt Model A long blocks for a V8 — In the Giant Hershey Swap Meet you can find rebuilt Model A long blocks to fit Ford V8. A company out of Illinois rebuilds them with updated technology so they are more dependable. (Photo by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com)

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2014 AACA Hershey Car Show

Hershey Swap Meet

2014 AACA Hershey Car Show

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