Guys at the shows and cruises are really rude
My local cruise is filled with a bunch of older, grey haired fellows. Most the cars are between the 30-50's. I remember when I took my '68 Dart GT, I'd sit on my chair next to it (was 20 at the time) and none of the usuals would even bother to come up or talk to me. Definitely didn't feel very welcomed being about 30 years younger than everyone else. A couple weird guys came by my car. Everyone has to point out that I should get my driver's door trim. One guy told me I should switch out my steelies and hub caps for some Cragars because it looks like a grandma's car. The visitors were the nicest people. They actually showed interest and were willing to share their stories. I have found a couple of the older guys at the cruise to be nice. One of them wants me to buy his '73 Challenger with a '70 grille. Lol.
I've ran into this. I also notice the nicer, more expensive car, the snootier the owner tends to be. Not just at car shows either.
Back when I was heavily into Mustangs, I had a nice late-model Mustang that I took to a local show. As I was backing in beside the next car, I heard the owner say something smart about the kind of car that would be beside him.
The clincher was that his own car was one of those tiny old MGB convertibles. I personally have no use for them but I certainly wouldn't have said so.
That said, I have a BIG problem with people that feel compelled to audibly give their negative assessment of other cars, loudly. I guess the only answer can possibly be that these people's parent's FAILED to teach them if they don't have something nice to say, don;t say anything at all.
Not everybody in this world has as a**load of money to buy a high-dollar car, PAY somebody to restore it for them, then tow it around on a trailer to all the shows.
We went to the Tennessee Valley Mopar Club show this year and in 2011, and both times we were struck by how non-conversant the car owners were. If they were there at the car they all had their chairs circled around under a tent talking to each other. And that's some of you guys on this board because I saw your cars there.