Some folks are very proud of their restoration efforts, and want to show off
their work. Some folks buy their car already restored and therefore have
enough money to pay such high entry fees. A few folks have pristine
original condition (unrestored)cars.
Some people enter their car in concours shows, subjecting themselves to a
heap of criticism. If your car is not perfect, you had better have a thick
skin...
I figure it is all in what you are willing to put up with. As for me, I say
keep it casual! My car will never be good enough for me to subject myself to
a formal judging.
But you didnt have to leave the show! You could have parked outside the
gate, paid the spectator fee, and enjoyed the show stress-free. After a 3+
hour drive, I would have wanted to get something out of it!Of course you had
a great drive and turned lots of heads in the process...
RogerH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tuff Shift" <nitekatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] The price of showing off your FWDLK car
> I need the opinions of the club members on this, please.
>
> Saturday I drove 3 1/2 hours in my 61 300G from Des Moines to the Chrysler
> Classic car show in Kansas City Missouri Saturday only to find out they
> expected me to fork out 40 bucks just for the "priviledge" of allowing
them
> to charge spectators 10 bucks to look at it.
>
> I became so incensed at what seemed to be an exhorbitant fee for a "car
> show", I told the lady it just wasn't gonna happen and I turned around and
> made the 3 1/2 hr journey back to Des Moines.
>
> As you can tell, I don't get out to such events often with the 300, though
I
> loved the drive and the attention from the general masses who enjoyed
ogling
> my big black batmobile for free along the boulevard. Was I acting
> unreasonable by leaving that show, or is this the expected "fee" for
showing
> ones car off at a car show?
>
> Karl
> <61 300G>
> <64 Fury>
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