There
is something for everybody at Hershey. Vintage vehicles from the
earliest "Horseless Carriages" to the mighest Muscle cars of the 60s and
70s. Motorcycles and bicycles abound. Collectibles from Petrolania
to license plates. And everything in-between. There is so much
at Hershey, many old-timers will tell you "if you can't find it at Hershey,
it probably doesn't exist!" After your first visit, you'll probably
go home believing that!
Dick Yourga's Area |
Another View of Dick's Side |
View towards Chuck and Mike's corner |
The vendor area is divided into several fields. The Blue Field, the White Field, the Yellow Field and, of course, the Chocolate Field. Normally there a Green Field, but it is being paved and developed, so the Yellow and Blue Fields were makeshift until the Green Field is once again ready. It is impossible to really see all of it one day, even with brisk walking because there are over 12 continuous miles of vendor aisles. You really need two good days to comfortably see it all, and even then, you'll need some stamina.
My Tiger next to Chuck's VW Van. The Yellow Field Parking sticker matches my bike :-) |
I
found it great to arrive by Triumph Tiger. With my motorcycle I was
able to conveniently park next to the ALPCA tent. Parking is scarce
at Hershey, and with my bike, it is so much less of a hassle finding a
place to park. With a parking pass, I had a nice spot to leave my
bike and then attack the field, using the ALPCA tent as a base.
The competition at Hershey is fierce. If you are an avid collector for something, chances are there are another 50 of you walking the fields looking for the same thing. Bargains aren't going to last and you have to move fast. But, since no one can be everywhere at once, the odds are reasonable that you will make at least one nice find. |
A sweet '54 BMW /2 |
Mark Jurus' Yellow 900CR Ducati. Boy is it tempting! It was good to see Mark - we haven't met up in over 2 years. Mark is the owner of Motostrada (Formally Baltimore Vespa). I know deep down inside, Mark is a racer, not a guy to putz around town on a scooter. |
At $40 for the pair I'm sure these signs were a steal. Only problem is, I had no way of taking them home. On my Tiger? I don't think so! |
A US map of course - but made of license plates! Each state is cutout from a license plate of that state! According to the scale , Texas required several plates. Rhode Island? Just a tiny, tiny piece! |
The Pontes' of Lancaster Mass. Selling lots and lots of license plates way at the end of the White Field. They remembered my interest in Tigers and saved a couple of Tiger related items for me :-) |
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I
made only one really great find: this very rare pre-war Monaco plate shown
at left. On the Chocolate field a man was carrying this plate in
his hand. Naturally I thought he had picked up up elsewhere - but
I was curious about it nonetheless. Turns out he was looking to sell
it! What luck! He had actually come from Monaco to shop around.
We quickly made a deal, and then he showed me another group of Monaco plates,
the plastic plates of the 70s - and wanted to sell them all to me.
I wasn't looking to spend that kind of money but I did pick up a few extras
which I managed to resell for a modest profit.
Every other time I was hunting for stuff, it seemed as though "someone else got there first". Yes, it was very competitive, but I was very happy with what I did find. |
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