Hood Rats Swap Meet in the Dust Bowl of SF
Words and Pictures by Nick K.
When you think of a “swap meet” your mind all of sudden makes you think “flea market” which in turn will redirect your mind to used tube socks and old 80’s VHS tapes. But, if you are a gear head or for that matter a hot rod enthusiast or just an owner of one, a swap meet is like rodders Christmas for a day.
Swap meets are a virtual hodgepodge of old car parts not readily found at your local Pep Boys. From original to repo’s, new to rusted, “rodder’s Christmas” parts lined the “dust bowl” (aka Candlestick Park’s alternative parking area) for the 2nd Annual Hood Rats Car Club swap meet.
The car parts in the swap weren’t the only rusty things… The Hood Rats filed in with some of their own rust rats along with some old school bombs from the Midnighters CC, also out of Nor-Cal.
Being that it was a hot day in the city… yep I said, “hot day” in the city… I cruised into the show early morning and made my rounds rapping with some of the rod owners who were happy to sit down and chit chat about parts and rides and anything else you wanted sling about. It was a very cool atmosphere. All except for the dusty heat!
So I snapped a few shots and headed over to the Hood Rats booth run by Ms.Pinky, grabbed my show shirt and in a cloud of dust, no pun intended, I was off.
All in all, it was a cool little shindig. I’ll be back next next year and if I play my cards right it will be for the parts rather than the pics. For more info on the Hoodrats CC go to www.myspace.com/friscohoodrats.
If I don’t see you at the show, I’ll see you on the streets. – N/K
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Nice stuff Nick! I dig your photos! Can’t wait to see more!
Great pics Nick! You’d never be able to tell that’s up in SF! One o’ these days Stude and I will make our way up there together…she’s gotta visit my old stompin’ grounds!