So there's not enough to go around. A wide assortment of banks are among the toys available from vendors scattered throughout the car show. Take a stroll around Hamilton Elementary School and Carlisle Fairgrounds this week and prepare to feel ill. Those childhood toys, if left in mint condition, are now worth a small fortune, says Tim DeMark, special events director for Carlisle Productions, which stages Carlisle Fairgrounds car shows. The company is promoting a toy show and sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hamilton Elementary School, just outside Gate 1 of the fairgrounds on Clay Street.
Toys are very nostalgic, along with cars.
He says classic car enthusiasts such as those who buy and sell parts at the huge spring and fall auto flea markets have a natural interest in old toys. It's nearly impossible to go down an aisle of vendors at the fairgrounds this week without seeing toys for sale. Even older plastic toys are making an appearance. So for the last three years, Carlisle Productions has complemented the fall and summer auto flea markets with an indoor all-toy show. DeMark says the toy show allows Carlisle Productions to add 125 vendors to the fall flea market lineup, which is the largest of the eight auto-related events at the fairgrounds.