RE: local car show

[mikelj@xxxxxxx]

I have shown at lots of car shows over the years, and still do.  Unless your Mopar is a Hemi Roadrunner, Charger, GTX, or SuperBee, you are usually out of luck on trophies.  Hemis rule.  I have won many trophies (including Best In Show) for my '55 Chevy, '69 SS396 Camaro, '68 Shelby GT350, '68 1/2 CobraJet Mustang, and '66 L79 Corvette, but none for my '64 Dodge Polara 500.  Most people have no clue what year or make it is, just too few of them around now and in the past.  Heck, it took me 15 years to find a survivor, good condition '64 Dodge Polara 500, they are just rare.

Mike in New Mexico




  


 

> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: local car show
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:42:07 +0000
> 
> 
> I get tired of looking at shoebox Chevy's when I go to the bigger car 
> shows like Good Guys or Americruise. Sometimes I think that every one 
> ever produced is still on the road. Interestingly in 1957 there were 
> more Fords sold than Chevy's, but how many 57 Fords do you see? Another 
> thing I notice is that the Mopars tend to be restored more toward stock 
> than most of the other cars. With the Chevy's I think they're more 
> customized because there are so many of them they have to do something 
> special to stand out. Also, because GM has done a great job of 
> licensing, you can find anything and everything for your Chevy. Just 
> makes me feel all the more special for driving a Mopar, especially a 62 
> to 65 Mopar!
> 
> Paul L.
> '63 Sport Fury
> 440/727
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> 
> Chuck A. Freese wrote:
> > 
> > I've got a friend with 30+ cars who will not attend a show that is 
> > judged,
> > but I've helped him as a driver, take 20 to 25 of them
> > 
> > to a show that is not. He takes them for the pure enjoyment of all the
> > spectators, he won't let anyone tell him his cars aren't
> > 
> > worthy of a show trophy.
> > 
> > Chuck
> > ISO '65 880
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dan McCormack" <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 12:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: local car show
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I've got even a better one for you. There's big car show here every year 
> > on
> > Labor Day weekend. I haven't gone to it in years because the guy running 
> > it
> > is a jerk. I've seen him handing out flyers during the summer but he 
> > only
> > puts them in cars that he likes and wants at his show. I've heard 
> > stories
> > from guys that judged for him that he changed the results of the judging 
> > so
> > that the cars he wants to win get the awards. A few years ago (wait till 
> > you
> > hear this one) the car that won best of show wasn't even there. It 
> > belonged
> > to a friend of his that was pre-registered but he never showed up.
> > 
> > I go to shows to have fun, gave up trophy hunting years ago. It's a 
> > great
> > excuse to have somewhere to drive the car to and I usually only put it 
> > in
> > the show because it's a better place to park.
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: local car show
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Just going to chime in with my two C. Ya hate to suspect they are setup 
> > but
> > I had my 59 Dodge at a show Saturday with about 45 cars and a person 
> > with
> > an OK 57 Chevy rolled in late, the show started at 09:00 am and he 
> > showed at
> > about 12:00 PM apologizing to the staff and at the 2:00 PM awards he got
> > best of show???? From popular voting WTH!! After the awards I had about 
> > 10
> > people I did not know, make a special trip over and say they were 
> > shocked
> > because they voted for my car and were wondering how a mediocre late 
> > arrival
> > 
> > won when most people voted before he arrived. The show was for a great
> > cause, I had a good time and left with a good feeling being able to help 
> > the
> > residents have a good day. And by the way I thought a 53 Plymouth 
> > should
> > have won, and I won the 50/50 so my gas was defiantly paid for! (; 
> > Then
> > Sunday at another show at a local Tech School with about 150 cars I was
> > lucky enough to win 1st in my class from 1945 to 1966. Cool, especially
> > with a gaggle of Chebys in attendance! The award for best of show gets
> > announced and an all black 55 Chevy that took third in our class gets 
> > it??
> > Their were several cars that out shined his and mine in the over all 
> > show.
> > Just my ramblings but it kind of makes you scratch your head and shrug 
> > your
> > shoulders, but your right their are a lot personality's and biases 
> > involved
> > in these shows with popular voting. Go Figure!
> > 
> >      
> > Herb
> > 
> > 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> > 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
> > 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> > 1970 Challenger RT 440
> > 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> > 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
> > 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> > St. Louis, MO.
> > 
> > 
> > ----
> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- 
> > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and 
> > negotiations
> > as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not 
> > to
> > the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
> > reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to 
> > Mopar
> > topic. Thanks!
> > 
> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> ----
> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
> 
> '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
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> 

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