Thread: Grand National Roadster Show

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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Well, I didn't sleep to well last night. I kept thinking about all the post in this thread and all the people who respond on this site. I'm going to try and respond more to treads, not that my input will help anyone more but just the friendships that develop from this place is amazing.
I can't wait for next years show, wait till those white glove, mirror laden judges see my new roadster!
Don, you are right on, the camaraderie in this sport and actually using these vehicles is the real fun.
I think I'm going to take a nap.
Ken

Ken I finished my 34 last Spring and have shown it 4 times.I have won 1ST.in 2 shows,IBM Employees Show and Automaniac Car Show,these are local 1 day shows.I won Best Of Show at the local SPCA Road Dog Show.I just finished a 3 day(Austin Auto Show 34th anniversary) show competing with the central Texas cars.I finished 2nd in the altered street coupe class.I toured the show and just knew I would not even place,after looking at the displays.I only had wood pedestals and rope.I was scared when they came and judged the car with the flash lights,looking into every crack and crevis on and under the car.

I am debating whether to sell the car as I cannot drive it without having to clean it each time I take it for a spin.It is nice to talk to people at the shows and especially when they say nice car.If I had it to do over I would have built a driver,as I ant no spring chicken and want to feel the thrill at the wheels.

Don, you know your motivations best, but just some thoughts on what you're debating with yourself. Often people will build a "once in a lifetime" high quality car. They pamper and show the car for the first year or so in the more highly competitive arenae. Then..............they learn to embrace road rash and just enjoy the heck out of it. Having once owned a car that I avoided driving because I "didn't want to lower it's value" I can appreciate where your head is. It sucks. In my case it was a low volume, low mileage "collectible". I ended up selling it, but in retrospect, when I did drive it I enjoyed the heck out of it as it was a drivers car. Since then no matter how nice I'll finish a car, my mindset is, drive it. It's all attitude and expectation..................you control those.