I've been to Pate many times over the years and a vendor for the last 5 years. I had 3 spaces again this year with a variety of Model A parts as well Model T and Early V8 parts. The short answer is...
very disappointing. Not the crowds I used to see and by early afternoon each day it was pretty dead. I don't know what changed; perhaps higher gasoline prices? From a sales standpoint I did fairly well, but certainly not what I was expecting compared to previous years. I also noticed I didn't meet many foreign buyers - I usually sell a decent amount of Model A parts to them, but not this time.
