[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Car show trophies,fair or not?

["amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi folks, many of these mixed make car shows are not for originality, they 
> are for show only. Fun, not competitive. I've been involved in many of these 
> thru the years, and most judges either just LIKE  a vehicle or someone has 
> really purdee paint. Sometimes the 'best of show' if given to a old timer 
> who might not have much time left on this old earth.
> 
> If you ever get into the photo galleries of my website, there are dozens of 
> cars I used to show at different meets, and many at the Astrodome AutoRama 
> which is a 5 star ISCA show. Not cheap to do, but standards are different 
> than AMO judging. In other words, standards vary from meet to meet. One meet 
> you will win a first, next meet you won't place, and next meet win a second 
> place. Don't read too much into it.
> 
> Some of the judges can't even spell AMC. At the Muscle Car Nationals here, 
> the judges were going to deduct 10 points off every 68-70 AMX 'because the 
> owners had removed the rear seat'. At the Astrodome, my 70 r/w/b Donohue was 
> judged mistakenly twice, while the poor bastard who had paid $56 to show his 
> stunning 72 Javelin, which was parked next to mine in the club display, got 
> passed over. In other words, they forgot to judge his, and judged mine 
> twice. He was pissed as he should be. I took a first, but was 'full closed' 
> for the show, that means as the car would be seen on the street, closed 
> doors, hood, trunk, which are automatically -30 points for each. however I 
> was only one in the class, so won a big 5 foot trophy which with dozens of 
> other trophies, as shoved in a forgotten corner of warehouse covered with 
> dust and parts.
> 
> Bart basically said it in one sentence "maybe this was the wow factor". 
> Again, don't take it personally, there will be times you win first and 
> didn't expect to even place! It all evens out, just don't forget the fun 
> aspect of being there. And from my own personal experience in showing over 
> 150 AMCs from the 1980s-on, if one goes to a meet expecting to win something 
> they will be disappointed. Go to have fun and if it happens, it happens, 
> just enjoy the meet and the folks there.
> 
> Now let's see some photos of your Gremlin, post a link please.
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steph" <fastchevelleg@xxxx>
> To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:58 AM
> Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Car show trophies,fair or not?
> 
> 
> > Hi everyone! We went to a car show the other day. There was 100 top
> > trophies and then there was 10 trophies for best amc, mopar, chevy, ect.
> > Anyway we got # 14 in the top 100. Then there was 2 amc's up for the
> > Best amc trophy, one was our 74 Gremlin and then a 69 Javlin. The
> > Javlin got the Best AMC award. My husband and I went to look at the
> > Javlin that won. It had a chevy motor, so how could it be the BEST
> > AMC?????????????    Check out my pic
> >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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I agree with Eddie. Half of the Ford/Mopar/GM people now a days don't even know what an AMC is. I go for the fun of going out. I appreciate a nice car even if it is not an AMC. Don't hit me Bart!!! To bad more people don't have some of the same ideas as me. 
"Doc"










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