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If my car was to not win a trophy, be it the clock wasn't working or
because I had the wrong date coded bolts, or whatever I really wouldn't care, it
all goes back to if that's how you want your car that's great but I personally
could care less about impressing a judge, the idiot in shorts and sandals (with
socks of course) who is pointing out every flaw in every car there, or whomever.
I have never spent my life trying to please other people. I guess that's why my
cars have miles on them and "road rash", I like to enjoy them. If I wanted
trophies I could go out and buy them a lot cheaper than spending 10's of
thousands of dollars on a car that can win me $5.00 trophies one at a time.
Shows to me are more of a social gathering than a competition, it's nice to get
out and BS with other car guys. I guess that's where us Hot Rodders (not street
rodders) have an advantage, our cars don't have to be original and are expected
to show signs of being driven. The Amphicar that I'm purchasing does have a
non-functioning clock that I will have repaired (quartz conversion) but that's
for my convenience, not for a guy with a clip board to give or take away
points.
Adam Lindenbaum
And since this thread has gone on so long I lost all of the vendors
names mentioned, who has a good quartz clock guy that can fix my Amphi's
clock?????
In a message dated 2/18/2012 7:41:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
crc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
When I park one of my 300 letter cars at a show, I always disconnect the
negative cable off the battery. My theory is that without any electrical, one
can't have an electrical fire. So that would mean that my clock would
NOT be working! Fern with 300H conv and 300L
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:02
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] CLOCKS, CLOCKS,
CLOCKS, ARE WE THAT OLD.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi all:
Now let's not get carried away with the idea that clocks are not so
important. Several years ago, there was a car show at Sacramento where
2 cars were tied for the trophy. The judges felt that they were
identical as far as judging was concerned. What to do!!! Someone
hit upon the idea to see if the radio, or was it the clock, worked.
Upon inspection, one car had whichever it was working and received the
trophy. So perhaps in the future, because your clock is running and
the one in your fellow enthusiast's is not, you get the trophy.
Have fun.
Dan Reitz
Northridge, CA
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