I'm GONNA go this year. Already booked a room on July 11th so I can be there 2 days. There are very few lodging accomodations close to Iola and they are already booked. I will be staying in Clintonville, which is about 20 miles away.
Iola's website is down, so I found this
Iola Old Car Show Out of Town Featuring Ford vs. Chevy, 6 am, 7/11-14, Old Car Show Grounds, with vehicle exhibits, swap meet, car corral, collector auction, workshops. $8/day, $15/weekend (free ages 10 & under). www.iolaoldcarshow.com or 715-445-4000
More Information: July 11-14, 2013; the 41st annual Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet - Iola, Wisconsin.
Midwest's largest Old Car Show and Swap Meet is held annually the 2nd weekend of July. Feature exhibit this year will be "Showdown in I-Town FORD versus CHEVY". Other show cars 1983 and older will be classified as Post-War, Pre-War, Modified, All-Original and Blue Ribbon Concours. The show has a "Teamed to Learn" education tent, 4,430 Swap Meet Spaces, Car Corral area with vehicles 2000 and older. Great food and camping is available. Daily Admission $8.00, Weekend $15.00, Age 10 and under are free. Car Club day is on Sunday and this is also free for spectators -- Sunday is our wrap-up day and is our slowest day. For more information call: 715-445-4000. Web page: www.iolaoldcarshow.com E-mail: information@iolaoldcarshow.com
SShink said
Feb 3, 2013
I used to work with someone from Wisconsin that had been going for over 20 years. He never missed one, and said it was huge.
That's a ways from here though, isn't it?
Lost in the 60s said
Feb 3, 2013
218 miles from me, that's why I am staying one night. Still closer than Jefferson, WI. I went to that twice during the spring meet and it rained both times.
SteveS said
Feb 3, 2013
I've gone to Iola a few times years ago. It is huge, but at that time they used to have a lot of non-car related vendors selling flea market stuff you had to walk through.
Lost in the 60s said
Feb 3, 2013
SteveS wrote:
I've gone to Iola a few times years ago. It is huge, but at that time they used to have a lot of non-car related vendors selling flea market stuff you had to walk through.
Probably still will be. That seems to be the direction the local meets have gone too the past several years. Guess the sponsors aren't as interested in what the vendors bring as long as they pay for the space...
Derek69SS said
Feb 4, 2013
I went for at least 10 years in a row, but haven't gone in several years now... usually very HOT when I have gone.
Bungy L-76 said
Feb 5, 2013
I've gone every year for the past 32 years. They have really cracked down on the non-car related venders. In fact, they have cracked down on everything. One of the guys in our group had a couple of 1960s Playboys and we were issued a written warning for selling "pornography". If you get three warnings, you won't get your vender spots again. Pretty much everyone down our isle got a warning for something. I know two just in our isle got written warnings for not having enough car related items for sale. (I don't know exactly what the percentage is).
Anyways, I'll be there again this year. spots C-34-36. Stop by and say hi.
Lost in the 60s said
Feb 5, 2013
Sounds like maybe they have gone a little "overboard" but it is nice to see they want relevant displays.
bowtie said
Feb 5, 2013
One of the guys I used to work with always brought trailers full of blasted and painted rally wheels with new GM rings and caps. He would pay me $1 a piece to save him the reman wheel boxes we got at the shop.
I'm GONNA go this year. Already booked a room on July 11th so I can be there 2 days. There are very few lodging accomodations close to Iola and they are already booked. I will be staying in Clintonville, which is about 20 miles away.
Iola's website is down, so I found this
Iola Old Car Show
Out of Town
Featuring Ford vs. Chevy, 6 am, 7/11-14, Old Car Show Grounds, with vehicle exhibits, swap meet, car corral, collector auction, workshops. $8/day, $15/weekend (free ages 10 & under). www.iolaoldcarshow.com or 715-445-4000
When: 07/11/13
Cost: $8/day, $15/weekend
Call: 715-445-4000
Web: www.iolaoldcarshow.com
Email: information@iolaoldcarshow.com
More Information:
July 11-14, 2013; the 41st annual Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet - Iola, Wisconsin.
Midwest's largest Old Car Show and Swap Meet is held annually the 2nd weekend of July. Feature exhibit this year will be "Showdown in I-Town FORD versus CHEVY". Other show cars 1983 and older will be classified as Post-War, Pre-War, Modified, All-Original and Blue Ribbon Concours. The show has a "Teamed to Learn" education tent, 4,430 Swap Meet Spaces, Car Corral area with vehicles 2000 and older. Great food and camping is available. Daily Admission $8.00, Weekend $15.00, Age 10 and under are free. Car Club day is on Sunday and this is also free for spectators -- Sunday is our wrap-up day and is our slowest day. For more information call: 715-445-4000. Web page: www.iolaoldcarshow.com E-mail: information@iolaoldcarshow.com
I used to work with someone from Wisconsin that had been going for over 20 years. He never missed one, and said it was huge.
That's a ways from here though, isn't it?
218 miles from me, that's why I am staying one night. Still closer than Jefferson, WI. I went to that twice during the spring meet and it rained both times.
I've gone to Iola a few times years ago. It is huge, but at that time they used to have a lot of non-car related vendors selling flea market stuff you had to walk through.
Probably still will be. That seems to be the direction the local meets have gone too the past several years. Guess the sponsors aren't as interested in what the vendors bring as long as they pay for the space...
I've gone every year for the past 32 years. They have really cracked down on the non-car related venders. In fact, they have cracked down on everything. One of the guys in our group had a couple of 1960s Playboys and we were issued a written warning for selling "pornography". If you get three warnings, you won't get your vender spots again. Pretty much everyone down our isle got a warning for something. I know two just in our isle got written warnings for not having enough car related items for sale. (I don't know exactly what the percentage is).
Anyways, I'll be there again this year. spots C-34-36. Stop by and say hi.
Sounds like maybe they have gone a little "overboard" but it is nice to see they want relevant displays.