Spring Carlisle was an overwhelming success. From early-bird day Wednesday to half-price Sunday, Carlisle was bustling with automotive excitement. Weekend highlights included the return of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, two-day auction presented by Auctions America, the swap meet, car corral, Manufactures Midway and ARMO Hot Products Showcase. Everyone who came to Carlisle left with something, even if it was just a great memory.

Thursday and Friday hosted the auction where the high selling car was a 1959 Corvette Big Brake Roadster, moving for $148,500. This total includes the buyer's premium. Friday also included the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow competition. Winning for the third year at Carlisle was a team from the Burton Center for Arts and Technology (Salem, Virginia).

Last minute deals were found Saturday and Sunday as the event wrapped. As vendors and guests headed home, many were already planning for a trip back for Fall Carlisle, October 2-6.

With Spring Carlisle opening the season, the 8,100 vending spaces onsite are going to once again be filled with collector car memorabilia, merchandise, literature and more. In addition, the car corral will fill with cars spanning automotive history. To that, the grounds will also be coming together as part of vendor set-up day, making day one of Spring Carlisle a great opportunity to snag a deal before the masses converge on Carlisle for the first time this year.

Early Bird Wednesday will run from sun up to sun down and welcome a nonstop slew of vendors and enthusiast from the world over, all preparing for one of the best collector car events in the world, Spring Carlisle. Standard gate admission and parking apply, but the nature of the day allows for more shopping space, a more personal interaction with vendors as well as getting a true lay of the land for the remaining event days. This day also serves as a preview day for the two-day auction taking place at the nearby Carlisle Expo Center and presented by Auctions America.

Vendor registration is available right now as is the ability to purchase multiple-day passes. Call 717-243-7855 for all of the details.

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• Purchase Multiple Day Passes

If you've ever wanted to be part of the Spring Carlisle event, now is your chance. Vending and car corral spaces are available and you can snag one. These spaces are hard to come by and with open enrollment ongoing, this is your best chance to assure that you can be part of one of the best automotive themed events in the world. For details, call 717-243-7855 or simply click the link below.

• Reserve Your Space Today

The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow is a high school level engine build competition. Students compete for time and accuracy as they tear down an engine and rebuild it. Schools in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions are eligible to compete in the regional battle. the National Finals in 2013 will be held at the annual PRI convention. This is a great program with a lot of automotive industry support.

All rounds of competition will take place on Friday of Spring Carlisle.

Over 1 million dollars in scholarship money is available throughout the competition, including money simply for participating. For more details, visit hotroddersoftomorrow.com.

• Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
• Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Wants You!

Carlisle Events welcomes back the Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) Hot Products Showcase. ARMO is the SEMA council whose mission is to preserve and promote the automotive restoration industry and hobby.

The ARMO Hot Products Showcase is featuring a big change this year. In year’s past it was limited to “new” products – those newly available to the market. This year the showcase will feature the “hottest” and most sought-after restoration products – regardless of when they came onto the market. So if you want to see the hottest products on the market, straight from some of the biggest manufacturers in our market, be sure to visit the ARMO Hot Products Showcase while you’re at the show. Located in the big white tent in front of the stage, north side of the grandstand.

ARMO Company Members: This is the place to be to share popular product offerings! With over 100,000 automotive hobbyists and restoration enthusiasts on site, the prime positioning of the ARMO Showcase Tent will give your products superb exposure. To register your products now, visit the SEMA website and ARMO registration page below.

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The 2012 swap meet offered anything and everything an automotive enthusiast could want. Interested vendors for 2013 Spring Carlisle must be selling automotive merchandise or at least an 80/20% mix. In addition, no T-shirts, clothing, wax, tools, diecast, models or food will be accepted. Spaces are approximately 10’frontage x 30’depth and rent for $95 per outside space for the entire event. For more information, you may contact us at 717-243-7855 or download vendor information located under “Forms & Flyers.”

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The Carlisle Auction, presented by Auctions America by RM, provides the perfect opportunity to purchase or sell your collector car. A large and diverse selection of extraordinary vehicles and our Carlisle Expo Center are the ideal combination for a great selling environment.

The Carlisle Expo Center is located on K street, 1 1/2 blocks outside Gate 3. Visit the Auctions America website for details.

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• View Auctions America Website

G. Gordon Liddy is a name that many will recognize from political circles. He's infamous for his role in the Watergate scandal of 1972 and also played a key role in talk radio for more than 20 years. What has Liddy coming to Carlisle, however; are a pair of motorcycles that he won as part of the TV program Fear Factor. Liddy will consign the bikes for auction and will be onsite to see it happen.

The bikes were originally built by Metropolitan Chopper ahd have a military theme to them. Both have been safely stored near Carlisle for the past few months and will be on display for preview beginning Wednesday (4/24). The bikes are slated to run on Friday.

The car corral is where individuals offer vehicles only (no parts, etc) for sale. Find classic to late-model vehicles in all varieties of make, model and condition. You can shop, compare and make the deal directly with the owner. Notary services including temporary tags are available right in the car corral. All vehicles in the corral must be for sale, in running condition and cannot be displayed on trailers. Unloading of vehicles on grounds is prohibited after Wednesday. Spaces are approximately 10’frontage x 20’ depth and rent for $95 per outside space for the entire event. For more information, you may contact us at 717-243-7855 or download vendor information located under “Forms & Flyers.”

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• Download Vendor Forms
• Reserve Your Car Corral Space Today

Get your official event merchandise via the Carlisle Store. The Carlisle Store offers event specific shirts, memorabilia and more. Remember, the Carlisle Store and Brickel’s Racing Collectibles offer site to store and site to home shipping. Order any item online and have it mailed directly to the store at Carlisle for convenient pick up during the show or to your mail box at home. Please note, event specific t-shirts will ONLY be mailed within two weeks of its respective show.

• Carlisle Store

A non-denominational worship service is held at 9 a.m. Sunday morning in the Grandstand.