Re: Car show ramblings

Posted by Chuckltd On 2009/8/18 8:46:36

I used to go to a lot of local shows around here in the late 90's. Most of the people there used to claim "the fix" was in since even my daily driver would "win" something as it was the only car in it's class. In this case, unrestored 1970's. There never were any crowds around my cars, good thing as that's less handprints to clean. The big crowds were always around the late 50's to 60's cars, especially the muscle. The problem was, 30+ cars were fighting over a few plaques or trophies in their classes and no one brought a vehicle from my class. That started some bickering and eventually that class has been eliminated and now only up to 1972 are recognized. As I've been told "Don't you know, they stopped making cars in '72?" I found that amusing. The best reason to build and rebuild these cars is because you want to, not for personal validation. Cruises and unjudged meets are better since no feathers get ruffled.