Jim’s Blog: Sights from the Portland Swap Meet

Posted on April 5, 2016May 25, 2016 by Jim Pickering

With thousands of parts spread out over what seems like sprawling square miles of space, the dueling Portland-area swap meets — the Portland Swap Meet and the PIR Swap Meet, both taking place the same weekend every April — have literally everything you’ll ever need for your project. This year I wasn’t on the hunt for anything specific, but Read More

Jim’s Blog: What’s the Best Part of a Car Project?

Posted on July 28, 2015May 25, 2016 by Jim Pickering

A few months back, I found a set of original steel wheels for my 1972 Chevrolet K10 pickup. In the time since, I had them soda blasted, welded up scar on one of them, and had them primed and painted white. Then I hunted a set of proper hubcaps for them at the Portland Swapmeet in April, and spent a week of evenings in May restoring those caps Read More

Jim’s Blog: Hubcap Hunting at the Portland Swapmeet

Posted on April 20, 2015May 25, 2016 by Jim Pickering

I love swapmeets. All it takes is a little time and a little walking to find just about anything you’re looking for at a bargain-basement price. And even if you don’t know what you’re looking for, chances are you’ll end up buying something anyway.