Thread: Grand National Roadster Show

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

From the pictures I have seen of the cars in the Suede Palace, they are far from rat rods. Most of them any of us would be thrilled to own.

Don

Don - You are right, there was some cars in there that were beyond kool. And I would bet they were home built.
Now I hope you guys take this the way I mean it. I don't think my truck is a slouch by any means, and it didn't win anything. I was hoping to win a trophy but after walking around on Thursday I didn't think I had a chance in hell! I talked to several of these guys and every one of them was amazed at what showed up. For me I will never forget this show, it was that cool. It sure would of been cool to take a trophy home from the Grand National Roadster Show!!
Ken

Just finished watching the Roadster show video, Thanks for posting Bob

I don't usually make it that far... By the time I get one at about the 90% stage I'm ready to sell it and move on to the next project.....

As for People's Choice, that becomes a mixed bag too. The things the general public see as cool are usually the things we rodders snicker at. I have heard civilians make some of the strangest remarks about cars and the things that catch their attention (Oh look Harry, they have stuffed animals even in the trunk!! )


Its funny you should mention this don, cause thats the one thing i always noticed about the merc. At local shows, it got mixed reaction, the seasoned rodders liked it for what it was, a fun driver, a car you did not have to worry about. They did not care that it was not top notch craftsmanship. Now the high dollar guys hated the sight of it, you know ,the guys who are all about bragging how much there car is worth. But the general public, and kids just flat out loved that car, i dont know what it was ,but people loved it , they acted like it was the neatest thing they ever saw. And the cool part was it did not matter what walk of life either. Thats what made it worth it to me.

Unfortunatly, the negativity i received from alot of my fellow rodders has made me loose sight of the original enthusiasm i had when i started building it, i find my thought process thinking i need to do things to my car to please the masses, instead of the old "i dont care " attitude i used to have! I guess it boils down too wanting to be admired for the work we do, but in the grand scheme we cant please everyone. Look at the toppic of this thread, a masterpiece of a car even gets likes and dislikes!

Actually, I think "ugly" describes it very well. While it undoubtedly has excellent craftmanship, all it is is a rich man's accumulation of the fads of the last two or three years, especially those REALLY UGLY 20 inch wheels with the rubber band tires.

I believe I'm the same type of car enthusiast as most people are on this site. I build drivers, my new car is by far the best one yet. It could make it to Ft. Meyers without any problems and look good doing it.
I wish I could write like some of you, and have the dedication to post on my build as I go along. I have really enjoyed reading all the progress people make and bet when they are really tired, they still make time to let everyone know what they have done.
I'm really going to make an effort to start doing this, and maybe some of you will enjoy watching this thing take shape and possible help someone with ideas for there build, I certainly have taken a lot from here.
Hopefully I will be able to describe what I'm doing with my choppy writing.
Ken