SB...You have brought up a good point regarding car shows and mopars. I hope this does not cause an uproar but my experence tends to come up with your same point. Most are local car shows are participent judged. Most people tend to vote for cars they like, wished they had back when, a color attracts them, etc. They do not judge a car on its own merits. Also another point is you vote for your friends cars and they for yours regardless of any other factors.. One of the most interesting things I did was attend a judging seminar held by Southern Motor Sports. I graduated a certified judge. Wow ..my certificate and 75cents will buy me a cup of coffee most any place. What there goal is...to offer free independent judging to car shows. Hopefully you will get away from the bais, friends, etc. voting. Another sad fact that a mopar owner must remember is..we have always been #3, sold less vehicles, and most people did not like the looks of them. If you are at a car show with 100 plus cars...there will never be a mopar winner unless it happens to be a challenger which has taken a resurge lately. The mustangs, camero's and triple 5's will dominate the day. All that said...our fellow members grinding their teeth, choking on the AM coffee, blood pressure rising...we do love our cars!!! Hey, we went to the show to pass a good time!!!!
Ollie----- Original Message ----- From: "SB" <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:03 PM Subject: RE: local car show
Great looking car! A top ten finish is a big deal in a car show where all makes are welcome, especially a Mopar. It might be me, but I think the judges at most shows are somewhat anti-Mopar. Ollie wrote:This show was held at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Bryam, MS, Saturday. Attendence was down due to threat of rain, but it held off. I was the only mopar. Finished in top 10. Ollie----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:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.