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05/23/2026

🚗 Boneyard Brilliance: Unearthing Northeast Automotive Gold

Beyond Rust and Road Dust: Crafting Your Strategy for Swap Meet Success in the Empire State and Beyond.



https://swapmeetconnect.com/news/road-tripping-for-relics-the-interstate-swap-meet-strategy-20260522

05/20/2026

🚗 How to Read and Decode VIN Plates on Classic American Cars (1960s-1970s)

A technician's guide to identifying, locating, and verifying vehicle identification numbers for GM, Ford, and Mopar projects.

A technician's guide to identifying, locating, and verifying vehicle identification numbers for GM, Ford, and Mopar projects.

05/16/2026

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🚗 Rust Never Sleeps: The War on Corrosion, A Restorer's Battle Plan

Unmasking the enemy within and without: a deep dive into fighting, preventing, and reversing automotive corrosion.

Unmasking the enemy within and without: a deep dive into fighting, preventing, and reversing automotive corrosion.

05/10/2026

🚗 How to Set Up and Use an Oxy-Acetylene Torch Safely

Mastering flame chemistry, pressure settings, and the art of the clean cut

05/10/2026

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🚗 Flock Cameras Are Watching Every Plate You Drive

100,000 AI-powered cameras in 49 states, installed without a vote. What they actually capture, the documented abuse cases, and what gearheads are doing about it.



https://swapmeetconnect.com/news/flock-cameras-watching-every-plate-20260510

05/10/2026

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🚗 Will E15 Really Take Old Cars Off the Road?

https://swapmeetconnect.com/news/will-e15-really-take-old-cars-off-the-road-20260510
The same panic happened with E10 and got fixed quietly. E15 is a tuning and storage problem, not an extinction event — and the fixes already exist for under a grand.

05/09/2026

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🚗 Subscription Cars Killed the Private Sale

Why a 2008 Corolla is suddenly the smartest used car you can own



https://swapmeetconnect.com/news/subscription-cars-killed-the-private-sale-2026-05

05/09/2026

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🚗 Rust Never Sleeps: Winning the War Against Oxide on Your Classic

Before that patina turns to perforation, learn the strategies to protect your cherished metal from corrosion.



https://swapmeetconnect.com/news/rust-never-sleeps-winning-the-war-against-oxide-on-your-clas-20260508

05/09/2026

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🚗 Bringing History Back: The Art of Resurrecting Barn Finds

Unearthing forgotten iron and the meticulous craft of returning derelict dreams to glory.

05/04/2026

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🚗 First Brands Liquidation: The Classic-Car Parts Crisis Nobody's Talking About

Court converts cases to Chapter 7 — Autolite, Cardone, Raybestos wound down. What gearheads need to stock up on now.

Your digital garage, marketplace, and community. Track inventory, discover swap meets, message sellers before events, and document your builds. Your hobby, organized.

05/03/2026

🚗 AI Part Identifier | Swap Meet Connect

Snap a photo of any car part and AI tells you what it is, what it fits, and what it's worth.

What numbers are you running? Curious what everyone's targeting.

Your digital garage, marketplace, and community. Track inventory, discover swap meets, message sellers before events, and document your builds. Your hobby, organized.