New cars at Shows

[Burd]

Here’s another, old coolers, picnic baskets, fake food on drive in trays, drive in speakers, stuffed animals, crying bumper kids, back seat lined with trophy’s, signed parts on a car, die casts all over the car
A bud always put a diecast on his Aircleaner of his 62 Pontiac, one day we were ready to leave the show and he slammed the hood on it. Instant low rider.

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by Burd

Here’s another, old coolers, picnic baskets, fake food on drive in trays, drive in speakers, stuffed animals, crying bumper kids, back seat lined with trophy’s, signed parts on a car, die casts all over the car
A bud always put a diecast on his Aircleaner of his 62 Pontiac, one day we were ready to leave the show and he slammed the hood on it. Instant low rider.

Ouch! did he punch a car shaped dent into his hood?

BTW, I second that on those crying/leaning/peeing dolls on the bumper. I just don't understand that.

[Burd]

I wonder if the “new car guys” get all upset when an old car it put in the auto show ��

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by Burd

I wonder if the “new car guys” get all upset when an old car it put in the auto show ��

Actually now that u mention it, the ones I’ve met enjoy the old stuff. The one thing the new kids don’t quite get is cars with signs that talk about how rare a car is and the history. Strange as it seems, they’d rather talk with you about the car than read about it!

[Burd]

The auto shows were letting old cars and some cities car clubs due to brands pulling out, One year in Portland, they let a Camaro club in. Durring the set up I was watching Motortrend chanel, watching the guy in charge of the Corvette and the HP line, the next day, at Bfast up in the lounge, the guy getting eggs in front of me was him. He was in to see and sign stuff for the Camaro club. Sedelmeyer was his name, same year in Cleveland, old cars were rolling in to fill space, a Vette stalled, The guy from the dealer wanted to borrow my jump pack, the car was in primer, I asked if they were restoring it, he said his dad, ( dealer owner) ordered it Páint delete back in the day, I think it was a big block car. He showed me on the trim tag it was blank for paint or had an X , don’t remember
I never heard of that before.

[njsteve]

For some reason I have the name Scott Settlemire in my memory. Was that him?

[PeteLeathersac]

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Scott Settlemire, the F-BodFather…
https://www.motortrend.com/news/the-...ott-settlemire

~ Pete

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[Burd]

Yes. That’s him.
I was thinking he had to do w/ the Vette, it was bringing the Camaro back I think it was.

[GearheadSS]

I don't mind. Car shows should be about car people coming together and celebrating something they love. New, old, doesn't matter. When you start turning people away, that's when people stop caring about cars. If young folks like newer cars, then allow newer cars. If there's no young generation of car people, then the hobby dies when all of old us shits die.

I've been to shows where newer stuff gets turned away and imo, it just causes animosity.

[olredalert]

----What we consider too new is a good subject. In 67 when we all knew that smog was coming I remember thinking "that's it" I'll never buy another knew car. I was young and dumb at age 20. I sort of semi-accepted that until catalitic converters started appearing. Once again I remember thinking "no f-in way"! And yet,,,here I am semi-embracing all kinds of crap that back in those days I could never even imagine back then!....Bill S