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[Brandie Hannon <HannonsVT@AOL.COM>]

Ok Guys,
 Now I'm steamed...No, I'm downright pissed off.  I "mutilated" my Belvedere
for me, and if I never win a trophy with it even though I've spent a ton of
time on the car it's really no big deal. Maybe you all look at a car that
isn't stock and see it as a shame, but you do really have to appreciate the
work, time, thought, and energy that those "rodders" you hate so much have
put into these rolling works of art. I mean no disrespect to any of you who
choose to restore your cars to showroom condition-I appreciate the time and
energy that goes into the restorations, but your time and energy isn't worth
more than my time and energy just because your car is shiny and mine is
primer.

Just venting...
Brandie in California
"mutilated" 58 Belvedere KUSTOM!!

P.S. BTW Mark- I think Mr.Finzzz kicks A**!!!

In a message dated 7/3/01 8:54:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
mopar2ya@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< 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@wanweb.net> 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