Our biggest local car show failed

That's a shame. I went to a show one time that featured (and I hate this term) "rat rod" style cars that all looked like they had been dragged out of a field. They wouldn't let us in with our car because it was "too nice." They didn't want nice looking cars with shiny paint and nice interiors. Car show snobbery has infected the whole hobby. Sounds like you used to have a really good thing going. Nice Dodge Bros., by the way!