autojumbles

[mgroadster]

I'm a regular trader every month at Newark showground, but does anybody know any regular ones a bit further south around the london/essex areas? all the regular autojumbles seem to be up north?

[Motown Junk]

Double LL club have 2 small ones in Midhurst, March one just gone, no date yet for 2nd one - indoor sports hall venue.
http://www.doublellclub.com/

There was one at Newbury race course recently.

Lots of jumble (mainly Hot Rod/American stuff) at Wheels Day on Good Friday in Aldershot.

One near Petersfield June 5th
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-countryside/qec...

Also heard of a couple of ones at some place call Beaulieu......

Eee, I like a good rummage.

[ARH]

Newbury is quite regular http://www.classicshows.org/
The ll club is very busy.
the petersfield one is good http://www.shvps.org.uk/
wheels day is good
There is another on easter monday in Andover http://www.springvehiclemeetandautojumble.co.uk/
Cranliegh lions have a good one http://www.cranleighlions.org/classic-car-show.php

[mgtony]

Most classic car shows have an autojumble area, although won't be as large as dedicated autojumble shows.
The Enfield Pageant used to be good, but is now like a boot sale and prices for a pitch are high. Theres a show at Battlesbridge on 8th May and lots more through the summer.

[mgroadster]

Thanks so far guys....Keep em coming. I usually have a double pitch at Newark and have multitudes of parts from the 50s to the 80s, so need good sized jumbles with ample stall space. Sometimes indoor ones only have small stall spaces.I would have travelled to Manchester this w/e but the stall spaces were too small to make it worth it.

[eccles]

Can't beat the September Beaulieu autojumble! I've been a regular there for many years. It's a great weekend of socialising, selling and general fun! The classic one in May is a bit smaller, but is for more modern cars (post war)so I believe.

[rovermorris999]

I've given up on autojumbles as they're mostly full of traders. Why traipse around a damp field when you can just ring them up or look on ebay? The days of people clearing out their garages seems to be over unfortunately. If I need anything obscure it can usually be found through an owners club for a reasonable cost. Or maybe I'm just getting lazy.

[Old Merc]

www.bccsl.co.uk or www.banburysteam.com or www.greatbucks.org.uk or www.woodcoterally.org.uk All these are big country/steam/classic car shows that I take my old classic to and have plenty of trade stands,check them out??

[mgroadster]

Some really useful info turning up here, many thanks so far and some I am going to contact.

[woodytype S]

Norwich Classic Car Club anual show and fun day on 5th June,should be a big one this year.No charges for a pitch,or for the public.All donations to charty.

[mgroadster]

woodytype S said:

Norwich Classic Car Club anual show and fun day on 5th June,should be a big one this year.No charges for a pitch,or for the public.All donations to charty.

Are you part of the organising team by any chance, as this could be of interest for both me and my wife. I have my large autojumble stall and my wife has a dog bevaviour business and exhib trade stand. We would make a realistic donation to the charity to attend, as we are based in Suffolk.

[woodytype S]

mgroadster said:

Are you part of the organising team by any chance, as this could be of interest for both me and my wife. I have my large autojumble stall and my wife has a dog bevaviour business and exhib trade stand. We would make a realistic donation to the charity to attend, as we are based in Suffolk.

I am part of the team.you will be most welcome to come.

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[wildoliver]

rovermorris999 said:

I've given up on autojumbles as they're mostly full of traders. Why traipse around a damp field when you can just ring them up or look on ebay? The days of people clearing out their garages seems to be over unfortunately. If I need anything obscure it can usually be found through an owners club for a reasonable cost. Or maybe I'm just getting lazy.

I agree entirely, seems to be 3 types at autojumbles these days, market traders selling either food at extortionate prices or plastic junk and very vaguely car related stuff like magic dusters. Traders selling new and used stuff usually for more than you can buy it for mail order or certainly off ebay and what can only be described as pikies with piles of absolute junk usually motorbike related that doesn't stand a hope in hell of ever working again.

Mixed in with the total dross is usually a couple of little stalls with some gems on them that you have to get to in the first 20 mins of the show or they are stripped bare.

I'll still be at Newark in a week or so, but it's rare I bother going these days, the York ones in particular are a total waste of time.

Ebay is far better, if not as much fun, but at least you don't have to pay silly money to get in!

[mgroadster]

wildoliver said:

Mixed in with the total dross is usually a couple of little stalls with some gems on them that you have to get to in the first 20 mins of the show or they are stripped bare.

I'll still be at Newark in a week or so, but it's rare I bother going these days, the York ones in particular are a total waste of time.

Ebay is far better, if not as much fun, but at least you don't have to pay silly money to get in!

I normally carry proper new old stock for many cars from the 50s to the late 80s.+ loads of used parts. I Normally get there on Sat afternoon to set up and quite a lot of horse trading is carried out before the public arrive. I don't sell the old tat you refer to.
The money you pay to get in can often be overtaken by Ebay postage costs.