For the last 24 years this has been the time when club members begin planning for our annual “All Sports Car Swap Meet & Autojumble”. Last year, we were able to conduct this event just before COVID-19-related restrictions were being placed on group gatherings. We were, in fact, just about the last group to use our DuPage county Fairgrounds site before the door slammed shut.

Several months ago we tentatively reserved our usual spot for March 21 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds with no contractual commitment and the understanding that we could cancel if group gatherings were still prohibited at that time. We have contacted our continuing vendors with this information and polled them regarding their likely attendance should restrictions be lifted. By and large, the responders indicated a continuing interest in seeing the event staged somehow, someway, somewhere in the upcoming months.

At this time, it seems that the March date will probably not be possible unless COVID-19 vaccine becomes widely available by then and group size rules relax significantly. So our traditional event is “on hold” with no specific alternative. We are exploring the ideas of alternate dates and alternate sites, especially outdoor sites that would comply with pertinent group rules in late spring. An ideal outdoor site would be paved, large enough for plenty of parking, close to main roads, and exempt from politically controlled rigid mandates. Any suggestions on such locations would be welcomed and pursued; please contact me if you have a thought.

~~ Jim Evans