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When is a car good enough for a show?
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<blockquote data-quote="65x2" data-source="post: 13502349" data-attributes="member: 67019"><p>I didn't think about the difference between a judged show and a cruise in. Excellent point there.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link to some photos of the Fairlane:</p><p><a href="http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/pics-videos-buffet-149/957655-62-fairlane-pics.html" target="_blank">http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/pics-videos-buffet-149/957655-62-fairlane-pics.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can appreciate when you have a garage job or an amateur doing everything they can in their budget to make it look as nice possible. My complaints come from the big car shows where you know someone paid for this and while its not bad, it wouldn't have taken that much more work to make it so much better.</p><p></p><p>I agree though, I'd much rather see a clean car even if its not perfect than something dirty that someone doesn't even care enough about to keep clean.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>None of its obvious. Its white, hides a lot. The cars that attract my attention the most are the ones that are laser straight and have been cut and buffed to perfection. I know none of these cars rolled off the show room like that. But those are the ones that I can relate to. The countless hours that went into creating it. </p><p></p><p>A couple of my buddies and I went to World of Wheels a few years back and man, we could have counted on one hand the amount of cars that actually looked great. Lots were nice, but the ones that stand out (that have been restored) are the ones that have perfect gaps, smooth paint in those PITA areas that a buffer can't get into. But again, those are usually trailer queens. </p><p></p><p>I remember I was cruising by a car show once in my old Mustang and this guy said "bring it in!" I told him it wasn't in good enough shape to be in the show and his response was, "Well, its in perfect shape to be working on!"</p><p></p><p>Always liked that attitude. I don't have a problem with cars that aren't 100% being in shows, just my take personally, I want to be able to explain to someone that amount of work that went into the car, especially being that it would be at my own time and expense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65x2, post: 13502349, member: 67019"] I didn't think about the difference between a judged show and a cruise in. Excellent point there. Here is a link to some photos of the Fairlane: [url]http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/pics-videos-buffet-149/957655-62-fairlane-pics.html[/url] I can appreciate when you have a garage job or an amateur doing everything they can in their budget to make it look as nice possible. My complaints come from the big car shows where you know someone paid for this and while its not bad, it wouldn't have taken that much more work to make it so much better. I agree though, I'd much rather see a clean car even if its not perfect than something dirty that someone doesn't even care enough about to keep clean. None of its obvious. Its white, hides a lot. The cars that attract my attention the most are the ones that are laser straight and have been cut and buffed to perfection. I know none of these cars rolled off the show room like that. But those are the ones that I can relate to. The countless hours that went into creating it. A couple of my buddies and I went to World of Wheels a few years back and man, we could have counted on one hand the amount of cars that actually looked great. Lots were nice, but the ones that stand out (that have been restored) are the ones that have perfect gaps, smooth paint in those PITA areas that a buffer can't get into. But again, those are usually trailer queens. I remember I was cruising by a car show once in my old Mustang and this guy said "bring it in!" I told him it wasn't in good enough shape to be in the show and his response was, "Well, its in perfect shape to be working on!" Always liked that attitude. I don't have a problem with cars that aren't 100% being in shows, just my take personally, I want to be able to explain to someone that amount of work that went into the car, especially being that it would be at my own time and expense. [/QUOTE]
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