Wow... I'm steamed myself just reading about this...
IMO the guy who mutilated the Belvedere (and those who
voted for it) are the ones who should be
embarrassed...
--- MARK J HASH <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
(snip)
> The biggest embarrassment I felt was the day I
> attended a MoPar Show n Shine event, where I was
> shut out (which I have no problem with if the
> winning cars are nice cars BTW), but the car
> judged "Best of Show" was a '57 Belvedere which
> until a year before had been a very nice
> "survivor" but had since been turned into a
> chopped, channelled beast with Frenched door
> handles and a blower that extended literally
> 3 feet out of the louvered hood. It impressed
> the show goers and won the six foot high trophy,
> while my '57 Fury, which the weekend before had
> earned 98 out of 100 points at the Forest Grove
> Concours, and took me 8 years to rebuild, lost in
> the Fifties class to a '52 Cranbrook sedan with
> no upholstery.
>
> So, now that I finally understand that restored
> cars are basically ignored by most shows and
> their attendees, I mostly just drive Mr. Finzzz
> for myself and a few non-charging local shows,
> and the occasional visitor who know the
> significance of Exner's designs.
>
> Mark mjh
> '57 Fury in OR
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