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Antique Motorcycle Club of America Southern National Swap Meet By: Lincoln Infield Photos By: Lincoln Infield & Maggie Infield ig events and toilet paper are two things that
have been scarce in 2020. The AMCA Southern National Swap Meet is usually the third weekend in May and was one of the many events that got caught up in the havoc of 2020. I’m not gonna say it didn’t suck to miss out on this event, it being a 11-year tradition and all, but I wasn’t surprised when I got the cancellation call. As the months rolled on a rumor started up that there may still be hope of having the Southern National Swap Meet in October. I took it with a grain of salt until I got the green light from event organizer, Bob Aton, that the Meet would be October 16-17. We slapped the new dates on an ad and ran it in the September issue and the event started gathering momentum again! This is such a great event that the entire family can attend and enjoy. In years past, I have taken my pre-teen daughter to get a little “learnin” on old motorcycles, this year my wife, Maggie, was able to join the Full Throttle Magazine crew and
enjoy the Southern National. We headed out early on Friday morning to go set up our vending spot, as we rounded the last curve on our approach to the Denton Farm Park that hosts the event, I was blown away at the number of vendors and visitors I could see from 100 yards away! I had been a little apprehensive of how the event was gonna go, what with the late notice of the rescheduled dates. Apparently, everyone else was as excited about this event as we were! Once we made a stake to our claim and set up our HQ, we set out to see what we could see! The Denton Farm Park is a perfect match for this event and pairs a historical park with 15 restored buildings, including a general store, grist mill, church, plantation house, blacksmith shop, and a log cabin with the sights, sounds and smells of antique motorcycles buzzing and puting all through the park. Ya gotta stop off at the AMCA tent to get your “souveeners” cause they sell out early. This year’s event was a celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the 80” Indian Chief and the commemorative shirts, pins and stickers were stellar. Our next stop was just around the corner at the Rusty Nutz Lounge, Machine Shop And Notary Race Team where the curator, Joe Cranford, had on display the AMCA coozie museum and displays the progression of the AMCA Coozie over the years. Joe also brings a slew of fun looking small cc antiques to show and have judged. This year, he showed a 1985 Honda Spree in the Concourse D’Ordinare and brought home the “Least Chrome” award. There were vendor’s tents with crusty and chrome offerings along with antique motorcycles of all shapes and sizes for as far as the eye could see. There are always folks picking through boxes and crates looking for those illusive old parts.
