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.
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