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Originally Posted by LUCKTRUCK
Don't get me wrong, I love Carlisle, for us east coast guys it's the biggest truck show around. The fun part for me is taking my 71 on the 3 hr trip. I went on Saturday, and yes I saw just about all of the parts Special-K listed, but it's still not like Carlisle of years past. The good rust free stuff and NOS parts are definitely drying up. Maybe my definition of good rust free parts varies from other peoples. There wasn't many of our trucks in the show and yes I did walk the whole place. As for the aftermarket stuff, that's what LMC catalogs are for, a swap meet should be good used parts.
of course thats my opinion and I could be wrong ( I usually am )
Later, LUCKTRUCK
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No, I know what you mean! My dad and I have been going since 1995. We went 3 years in a row, then I left for college. We finally made it back last year and what I saw was like you described... I remembered OEM parts galore (ESPECIALLY complete beds!) 10-15 years ago. When I went last year, I saw some decent doors, a few good fenders, a bedside or two and a good cab or two... that was really about it. New vendors galore, which is nice for the small stuff and chrome, but after my poopy overpriced doors I'm not too big on the aftermarket stuff. What sucks too is that a lot of vendors only bring their big ticket expensive stuff and they hand you a catalog if you're looking for something else, cause they don't pack it along. I understand they're there to make money and the "big stuff" always sells...