Stuff you hate to see at Car shows

[cook_dw]

I probably overreacted in my previous post but I take research very seriously when it comes to musclecars. The anomalies and human errors on the individual cars are what make them so interesting to me. Now with that said without vintage photos or known original cars that I have seen that way I would not have given it much thought or validity.

[earntaz]

Just my thoughts -- so here goes. Parents take their children to car shows, etc. and that is great. However, some parents don't control these little people and they run amok. Now for my SAD experience. I had my 67' Corvette coupe in a car show, surrounded with plastic "chain", etc. I couple came to me and started talking about the car. Their little boy was with them and somewhat under their control, but before anyone could react, the little fart slipped under the chain, grabbed a hold of door mirror and tried to pull himself up so he could look inside the car. YUP -- broke the mirror off the door. DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SS427]

Originally Posted by cook_dw

I probably overreacted in my previous post but I take research very seriously when it comes to musclecars. The anomalies and human errors on the individual cars are what make them so interesting to me. Now with that said without vintage photos or known original cars that I have seen that way I would not have given it much thought or validity.

I'm with you there! I do not restore our cars using the 80% percentile but rather how we find them and again, assuming that is original to the assembly. I got docked points at a major car show for having the tune up and cooling decal in the "wrong" location on Mark Prunesti's car so I quickly presented a photo of the original radiator top plate and won my case. This is the first and only time I have ever seen a 70 Chevelle like this but that is the way it was done at the factory so that is the way it was restored. If not, I just lost that part of the history of that car and its roots.

[32KZ]

Originally Posted by cook_dw

I probably overreacted in my previous post but I take research very seriously when it comes to musclecars. The anomalies and human errors on the individual cars are what make them so interesting to me. Now with that said without vintage photos or known original cars that I have seen that way I would not have given it much thought or validity.

Pics prior to restoration I would think should end debate.Went the same path as you dwc with my driveshaft. And my draglink ends were red, have yet to see that, but did present after undercoating was stripped,,no rust. Nothing really bugged me at shows, and have not been in years, prefer the drags, other then folks picking other's cars apart, don't like, move on.
You cant complain at a test and tune night in staging, when 13sec street cars are slowing things down, you can't pick apart cars at show and shine events, lol.

But yea, get the jest of the thread, all in fun