Carlisle is just around the corner! June 4th-7th at Carlisle Fair Grounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The hotel we use is Courtyard Marriott in Mechanicsburg, PA….about 10 miles from the showfield.
Hope to see you there!!!
Hey Phillip!…………….ready?
Here is a video of my trip to Carlisle a few years ago…
Hell to-the-yeah! Looking forward to making more memories…
I think there are still some rooms left in our block.
Just bought me and my son’s tickets. We won’t be able to get there till Saturday, but we’re still looking forward to it
We have a cookout behind the host hotel on Saturday night then socialize in the parking lot amongst the Cougars. Feel free to drop by!
I can’t make it this year, but hoping to attend next year.
Next year would be a good time to go as it is the 60th anniversary of the Cougar. Well, to me, every year is a good year to go!!!
Any way of knowing how many registered as members of CCofA? Get us a bigger tent?
I went for the 30th Anniversary of the Cougar in 1997 and never before or since have I seen so many Cougars in one spot.
Hey Everyone,
Any Cougar specific swap meet sections?
The swap meet area is not set up by the type of items that are being sold. You can find Cougar parts anywhere in the swap meet area. Carlisle does provide a directory and that can help you find the main Cougar vendors.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
There are Cougar specific vendors like Randy and Mike and JD Cougar Parts. John Baumann is often at Carlisle, I have not confirmed if John is coming this year. There are also Cougar parts mixed in throughout the swap meet.
Thanks, I’ll keep my eye out for them.
Don’t you get a map with your Carlisle info???
Carlisle offers a directory at the gate when you enter the fairgrounds. They are free. They will have an alphabetical list of the vendors, a list of vendors under specialty headings such as “Mercury Cougar” and the centerfold is a map of the fairgrounds. There was no map included with my vendor passes.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
If you have pre registered in your packet you do get a map that is colored to help find your cars showfield location. The map also show parts area rows and numbers without vendor info. You also get a goody bag ticket that you use to get an info packet at the show. That packet has the alphabetical vendor list for the parts area showing row and numbers for each vendor. Carlisle does a good job of moving people and cars in and out each day and once you have attended you’ll understand the process.
Carlisle also has an “APP” for your “smart phone”, so you don’t need to carry around the paper.
If you bring a Cougar, hang out with the Cougar people. We walk the whole swap meet several times. We know where all the good spots are due to mental cognitive mapping and keen Cougar senses. It’s our annual migration through the event. Like a salmon swimming upstream, we make our way through the crowds of Mustang people to find the hidden gems and also seats at Desperate Times Brewery outside of Gate 1.
Be my first time!!!
EXCELLENT! Most of us arrive to the hotel on Thursday. My group comes in around 4:30- 5. Are you staying at Courtyard Marriott in Mechanicsburg?
