Fight at a car show

[Bernica]

I am attending less and less shows for this very reason. It's just no fun. You can park your car, put up the "Look, But Please Don't Touch" signs etc. Then, as soon as you try to walk around and check out other cars, some idiot is lowering his kid into the front seat of your car for a photo. Hey, I don't mind that but ASK ME FIRST and wait until I'm there!!

Then there is CSX xxxx, an original Competition 427. At a show, a guy with a big German Shepard strolls up to look at it and the dog tries to jump in, raking his paws and claws down the side of the car, scratching the paint.
The owner of xxxx now has a routine of parking, getting out his folding chair and lunch box and sitting there all day, not moving but just watching and asking folks to look but don't touch, nervous all day. A shame.

Pick your shows and audience carefully.

[LMH]

What was the outcome of the two losers in this incident? Were they both arrested/detained?
Larry

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by LMH

What was the outcome of the two losers in this incident? Were they both arrested/detained?
Larry

Nah, they got in their Corvettes and left.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Nah, they got in their Corvettes and left.

Let me guess... they were mid to late 50's, balding with a pot belly. They both wore T-shirts from the last car show they went to. Both had ball caps on to cover the balding. Possibly a moustache. Each has a late model Corvette they ordered from the local Chevy dealer. They were on about their fourth or fifth beer... with the little foam insulator with a Corvette emblem!
Am I right?
Larry

[Ron61]

Sad isn't it when you can't even take your car to a show and enjoy it. Also I think all dam bicycles and skateboards should be kept out of the area where the cars are parked. A few years ago a friend and I took ours to a small show up North of here and a fool on a bicycle rode up and put his foot on top of the door to look in the car. Of course when he removed it a piece of paint about the size of a half dollar came with it. The friend asked me if I had brought my gun and I had but no way was I going to let him have it. The best one I have been to was a few years ago in Mt. Shasta. They blocked off the downtown, no bicycles or skateboards, and we parked right in front of the police station. They confiscated any bicycle or skateboard that came inside the barriers and escorted severai out of the area that were getting into the cars or sitting on them. I like to look at them up close too, but I will try to find the owner and ask them to open the door or hood for me as I would never touch another person's car without their being there. I think that along with the economy is why we have so few car shows around here any more. We used to have them every weekend somewhere and now they only have a few all year.

Evan, I agree with you and Jamo completely about the morons and how you handled your situations.

Ron

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by Ron61;125****

but I will try to find the owner and ask them to open the door or hood for me as I would never touch another person's car without their being there

See, that is the "car guys" creed. He might shag your wife, but he would NEVER mess with your car!

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by Ron61;125****

Sad isn't it when you can't even take your car to a show and enjoy it. Also I think all dam bicycles and skateboards should be kept out of the area where the cars are parked. A few years ago a friend and I took ours to a small show up North of here and a fool on a bicycle rode up and put his foot on top of the door to look in the car. Of course when he removed it a piece of paint about the size of a half dollar came with it. The friend asked me if I had brought my gun and I had but no way was I going to let him have it. The best one I have been to was a few years ago in Mt. Shasta. They blocked off the downtown, no bicycles or skateboards, and we parked right in front of the police station. They confiscated any bicycle or skateboard that came inside the barriers and escorted severai out of the area that were getting into the cars or sitting on them. I like to look at them up close too, but I will try to find the owner and ask them to open the door or hood for me as I would never touch another person's car without their being there. I think that along with the economy is why we have so few car shows around here any more. We used to have them every weekend somewhere and now they only have a few all year.

Evan, I agree with you and Jamo completely about the morons and how you handled your situations.

Ron

Ron: Those skate boards, bikes and razor scooters drive me nuts at a car shows. They really get me on edge. They should not be allowed in with that crap. Period.

[RangerMac]

Originally Posted by LMH

Let me guess... they were mid to late 50's, balding with a pot belly. They both wore T-shirts from the last car show they went to. Both had ball caps on to cover the balding. Possibly a moustache. Each has a late model Corvette they ordered from the local Chevy dealer. They were on about their fourth or fifth beer... with the little foam insulator with a Corvette emblem!
Am I right?
Larry

Not even Corvette owners. Both were mid to late 30s; one drove a mid 80s Camaro and the other a late model Mustang. Both were made to leave the show.

[mdross1]

One of the reasons why we stopping entering our vehicles in shows around us.The biggest was the traffic and so many in too much of a hurry.

[Jaydee]

If you have an aluminium body, you should be able to connect a electric cow fence wire to it, and zap the basterds with 30.000 volts when they touch it.
JD

[jrjmac1]

What is even worse...you have to pay $25 to $45 to register your car! Then they let anybody, drunk, with skateboards, dogs, bikes and strollers in for free.

I had a guy lift my hood while I was sitting next to it. I got up and lowered my hood. I explained nicely to him not to touch cars without owners permission. Of course he had an attitude. I hope the next car he touches the person knocks him on his a$$.

I haven't been back to these type of car shows. Political, unorganized car club fundraisers.

[razerwire]

If I see someone coming with a dog I get between them and my car. I also watch the crowd and read their mood as best as I can and will leave if I think its getting out of control, beer is a bad sign. I know at most shows I will have to stay by car but you know this going in. Just returned from Fontana and the show was almost all car guys, no problem at all to leave your car and look at rest of cars which was great. If my wife comes along it helps as we can take turns watching car. My experience has been different as to hood up or down. You worry about buckles, bags and kids with the hood up but with the hood down people want to lean against, sit on, put foot on quick jack, hang on to roll bar and so on to get picture. I keep going and I do have positive experiences along with bad. So far the good out weights the bad in my case.

[LMH]

I don't even know where to start on that! Good riddance!
Larry