{"id":43497,"date":"2013-11-12T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=43497"},"modified":"2015-06-27T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T17:28:13","slug":"flemings-pumpkin-run-2013-more-great-junkyard-shots-and-some-show-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/general-news\/event-coverage\/flemings-pumpkin-run-2013-more-great-junkyard-shots-and-some-show-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2013: More Great Junkyard Shots And Some Show Vehicles!"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) –\u00a0The first weekend of November is one I look forward to all year. That is the weekend of the Pumpkin Run held at Flemings Auto Parts in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey which has quietly become a must attend event for car folks looking for one last blast of fun before the cold weather doldrums hit hard. For 2013 a couple of factors collided creating the perfect car show storm resulting in the largest attendance in the 18 year history of this killer Autumnal gearhead gathering. Sunny skies with temperatures in th 70\u2019s and high profile exposure on the American Pickers TV show helped fill Harry Fleming\u2019s expansive facility with Hot Rods, Classics, Muscle Cars, Trucks of all sizes, Race Cars, Military Equipment, Vintage Tractors and tons of other stuff that defies description. If you were to somehow get tired of checking out the Car Show you could go watch the craziness of the Garden Tractor Pull or stand there and be hypnotized by the rhythms of the Hit & Miss engines puffing and chugging away. We started the day in the Flea Market looking for treasures and found some vintage Drag Racing decals I couldn\u2019t live without. Later, for lunch, we hit up some of the lunch trucks for some tasty treats. Great day for a great show with great variety at a great location. Can\u2019t wait for next year.<\/p>\n
The other and possibly best part of the Pumpkin Run at Fleming\u2019s is the unique opportunity to explore the surreal junkyard on the premises that is chock-full of decaying goodness spanning from the 40\u2019s right up into the 80\u2019s. It is amazing to wander the roads and pathways that meander through the acres of twisted, rusting, metal covered in leaves, brush and New Jersey pine needles and think about the stories these stacked up hulks could tell. The vast majority of this stuff is pretty much picked over and beyond saving, while the remains are slowly returning to the earth. I could have spent the entire day in the woods.<\/p>\n