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Originally Posted by Dwight
I do a quick wash and drive to the show. I like, a lot of the Cobra guys, don't go for the trophies.
I have a lot of stories about car shows. Like the time Coach and I lost to a tractor in a Truck and Car Show. Long story, I will tell it later.
Dwight
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Years ago I entered a car show at this uppity golf course and resort outside of Half Moon Bay, CA. The steering committee for the show agreed to let me enter the show as an Exhibition Only entry, so off we went to the show for a fun day on the green. It was a great day and the show was judged by the people...not dedicated judging. Even though my car had a large tag on the windshield saying Exhibition Only the votes kept coming in. I was assigned to the area reserved for European Sports Cars 1948 to 1982. Being parked next to a beautiful Ferrari Daytona Coupe and a Mercedes 300 SL made for a great day. Early Vette's were the next-door grouping. Gotta say, the Vette group did not like a fake SPF Cobra on site.
As the day progressed, voting was counted and all exhibitors and Car Show principles gathered for the award presentation. When it came down to European Sports division the award judges had to toss our second place finishing into the trash can and award the trophy to the Ferrari that I smoked in votes, since our car was a replica and not a REAL Cobra. It was a laughable turn of events. Be that as it may, I was not invited the following year unless I was willing to park our Cobra at the entry gate as a looky-lou exhibit on the way to the exhibitors green. Yes, car shows are very subjective and needless to say it was the last show I paid to enter.