CAR SHOW Ebody Jerks turn their noses up

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Lustle said:
If anyone ever gives you **** for owning a sedan (and you're single) just tell em what I would.

More doors for more whores!
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lol... that my sons answer when i bust his balls about having a 4 door cherokee...

he talks **** about my cherokee, i bust his balls about having 4 doors and he wips that saying out..
 
I hate to say it but one of my best friends is a trophy collector for a car he didn't build. He's a super good guy and would do anything for me, but he wrote a big fat check and likes to sit for hours and have people admire "his" car. He has to stay to the very end of the show hoping to collect a crappy trophy for something that he didn't build. I just don't get it? I like to drive in, see a few cars, and then go drive mine some more.

I had a guy at a local Mopar show pick my car apart. He didn't know that I was the owner so I just stayed quiet. He looked at my VIN and said "six cylinder car". No ****?!?! He didn't even catch the fact that it's a 67 with 68 grille and tail lights. Dumbass.

I like my car the way it is with all of it's imperfections. If it's not your cup of tea, move on but keep your snide comments to yourself.
 
BrianT said:
I hate to say it but one of my best friends is a trophy collector for a car he didn't build. He's a super good guy and would do anything for me, but he wrote a big fat check and likes to sit for hours and have people admire "his" car. He has to stay to the very end of the show hoping to collect a crappy trophy for something that he didn't build. I just don't get it? I like to drive in, see a few cars, and then go drive mine some more.

I had a guy at a local Mopar show pick my car apart. He didn't know that I was the owner so I just stayed quiet. He looked at my VIN and said "six cylinder car". No ****?!?! He didn't even catch the fact that it's a 67 with 68 grille and tail lights. Dumbass.

I like my car the way it is with all of it's imperfections. If it's not your cup of tea, move on but keep your snide comments to yourself.
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This is my favorite thing to do at car shows! Hang around my car and listen to people pick it apart, not knowing that I'm the owner! If I feel frisky, sometimes I'll jump in and bash my own car with them, then fess up and do something that makes them realize that it's mine, like open the trunk with the key!!

Long ago, I had that happen to my GTX, guy was bashing it because it had the incorrect gas cap assembly! I didn't have the bezel, so I just had a screw on unit on it! Bezels at that time we're going for $300!! Told him if he gave me the money I would gladly rectify that!! He huffed off, but the guy next to me heard the whole exchange! He offered to send me a bezel he had at home, for $30!! I gave him the $30, not really expecting to get the bezel, but lo and behold, I got a package in the mail a couple days later with a beautiful bezel in it! Sometimes Karma goes your way after all!!! :)
 
Put my unfinished car in a show a couple weeks ago. Got some good comments on the slanty. Lot of people appreciated seeing it. I was surprised to see a young guy knew what it was. He was walking by did a doubletake and walked back to check it out as he told his buddy 'hey its a slant six...'. If there were any negatives, I did not hear it, and don't really care. I wasn't there for 'them'.

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I do love going to car shows. I generally only go to two a year. Rockingham Mopar drags, show and swap meet. May 13th I am going to Farmington with some friends. Restoring a 65 barracuda formula S has taken me a long time, but I have learned a lot at shows, and especially here from you guys. I will go downtown Kernersville when they have a monthly cruise in, but there will not be a Mopar there. The reason I go is my son asked me to go and he enjoys our time together. Have a great day all
 
Mr Gorsky said:
Possible joy for Demon owners like myself.....poking fun at the other cartoon decal models.

We all know Plymouth owners subconsciously feel inferior because they know their car was $25 cheaper than a Dodge back in the day, you could use this knowledge to great effect.

"Hey buddy, the evil Demon would roast a Road Runner and eat him as a snack!"

"Twister? What sorta lame decal is that??!!" :)

:poke::poke::mob:
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And I'd have to pipe back stating that the Demon never "almost" had Clark Kent on the quarter panel like the Duster 340 :D oh, and that the Demon would've never existed had it not been for the Duster. And that the Duster sold so well that dodge just couldn't stand being second fiddle so they begged and begged like a spoiled 3 year old till Plymouth finally agreed to let them have they're own version. :D hey, this is fun!!
Oh, and a Sizzler?? What's that? A loogie on an exhaust manifold?? :poke: :D
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I have a neighbor who has a beautiful Road Runner that he knows nothing about. He tends to rag me because I have a 65 barracuda. I have totally disassembled my car in preparation for new paint. He came by and gave me the name of the guy who painted his. I told him I would be doing mine myself.
 
cosgig said:
If I feel frisky, sometimes I'll jump in and bash my own car with them, then fess up and do something that makes them realize that it's mine, like open the trunk with the key!!
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LMAO, I can picture you doing that.

Priceless!!!
 
cosgig said:
This is my favorite thing to do at car shows! Hang around my car and listen to people pick it apart, not knowing that I'm the owner!
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i enjoy that also.. i see them go right to the vin to see if the dart is a H code or not.. in ocean city last year i covered it. see how many know how to read the fender tag..:)
 
I have a t-shirt that says "Built, not bought" that I wear at shows...
In my 50 years on this planet, I've only had cars in 3 or 4 shows...maybe 5.
There's actually a small show this morning at the local VFW...starts in about an hour. I'm not "in" the show but I'm gonna drive over there in the 'Cuda in a few and check it out. Then while they're sitting behind their cars, I'm gonna go for a drive!

Last show I was in, some guy (didn't know I was the owner) says "oh....318. Low horsepower and 300lbs. heavier".....I was laughing on the inside!

They only way snobs and their snarky comments could bother me would be if I gave a flying f##@....luckily I couldn't care less.

Jeff
 
Build a wicked nasty wolf in sheeps clothing more door A body with a killer big block or a stroker small block, but subscribe to the sleeper mentality. Keep it stock looking engine and all. No chrome all paint. I'd even go with cast iron hi po exh manifolds instead of headers. I'd suggest a 74 to 76 dart or valiant more door the granniest of all moredoors. Do a spring relocation, minitub it, bodywork the tubs and repaint them , and nicely trim the trunk mat back so it looks stock. Keep the stock interior and add a hidden shift light, no tachometer. Wide steelies with full wheel covers or dog dishes. Go full on granny fresh with the pea green exterior and granny green interior. A gator green top as a bonus but not necessary. A car like that would be a hoot. You may even find one with decent paint and interior enough that all it needs is driveline work, floor pans and subframe connectors. Then offer to drag race Mr. Snobby E body against your lowly 4 door. I prob would have went that route with the 74 dart i bought years ago, but it ended up as parts for my barracuda.
 
3 weeks after my son and I got the car redone in our garage we drove it to the MATS IN VEGAS got second place in A body modified and the judge asked who did the paint and I told him my son 17 year old did it in our drive way. With pictures to prove it. 350 bucks on paint and free child labor. Not a 10,000 paint job. Yeh after 6 years of road wear it I'll have to be done again.
 
Best reply to the buyers of their rides is, "Yeah, anyone can write a check" What I get a kick out of is the amount of Mopar owners that will place something over the VIN plate in the windshield. I guess to try and fool other Mopar owners? I don't know, but it seems to happen a lot.
 
I have more paint chips and dings from jack handles 2x4s falling on it, creeper falling of wall. Kids bike handle bars, shopping carts, rocks. It's had more accidents from working on it than a demolition car in crash up derby
 
how many people have ya seen that have to have a "SHOW" car? either they pay for it done, buy it done, or maybe they do it. many mnay $$$$$ later, thy have a sorta perfect "show" car, then after a few show events figure they can't drive this work of art, they cannot sell and get their money out of it, BUT they want a car to actually drive and enjoy !!!! sad but thru. generally they wind up with their museum piece sitting, and then get a nice driver and actually drive and enjoy the hobby.
biggest mistake I have made over the years in this hobby, ( since mid 80's), is doing cars that other people think is cool, and not listening to my heart as to what I think is cool!!
 
SGBARRACUDA said:
Best reply to the buyers of their rides is, "Yeah, anyone can write a check" What I get a kick out of is the amount of Mopar owners that will place something over the VIN plate in the windshield. I guess to try and fool other Mopar owners? I don't know, but it seems to happen a lot.
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Dont have to worry about that with my 67. Vin plate is in the door jamb lol
 
After my moredoor post i actually started looking for one. 73-76 dart or valiant. They can still be had pretty cheap, and respond to all the same hop up mods. Then i had to reel myself in and remind myself that i have several projects already. Damn !!!
 
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I guess I've not experienced anything at the local shows around me to what's being discussed here.
  • I can't imagine being offended because somebody isn't interested in giving me a gold star for my car.
  • enough snobs right here on FABO: Wrong year of Duster? 318 and not a 360? You don't know spit because you didn't get a custom grind cam? I've had people ask me how do I bench flow my home ported heads. My answer is "E.T. slip". It's the best bench flow, best dyno that I know of :D To that I've never had a response, end of conversation :)
 
My dad and i restored a 79 lil red express back in 2001-2003. Only thing he had done elsewhere was the bodywork, paint, and machine work to block heads, and crank The body pieces were sent off while we restored the chassis, engine trans etc. Truck turned out great. He had it 10 years then tired of it and sold it. He loved doing the lawn chair sit, and collect the trophy thing. He enjoyed talking about it, and had a photo album of its restoration for people to look at. I went with him once to a show in englishtown. I got bored and went to check out the swap meet side.

I enjoy looking at cars at car shows. Sometimes i get good ideas for mine. If i talk to the owners and its a good conversation, i will show them pix of what stuff i have done to mine since its not done. however i dont think i could be bothered showing mine when done. Too many tire kickers and posers out there at shows that talk smack, probably dont even have a muscle car of their own.
 
Well, we never enter any class when we go to a car show, and only go there for the fun of it! It has to be a for charity show, as Nella loves to support charities, especially Make-a-Wish! Last time we went to the MaW show, we paid and were given the sheet to identify ourselves and our cars! Nella always likes to put the same thing...."I'm 18, I'm a girl, and I have a 67 Barracuda convertible"!!! That garners waaaay more interest than most of the high dollar participants could ever ask for!! Yes, she's very proud of her car, just the way it is!!!

Anybody remember this little 10 year old girl???

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