Thread: Show Car or Driver?

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Craig,
A show car doesn't have any road rash, the tires still have the molding tits, the brake rotors don't show much in the way of wear, the interior appears to have never been sat on and as Bob said, there is an enclosed trailer somewhere nearby.

If I have had a chance to talk to the owner of a 'show car', he seldom has a clue as to what it is or not more then the fact that it is a ___ ___ with a ___ ___ engine and has ___Hp and that he paid __ and ___ to build and paint it (fill in the blanks with your own imagination run wild). I've had this discussion with a couple of the 'big parts suppliers' and without exception, they feel that many of these 'show car' folks are doing their current 'in thing' and that they have already drifted from big houses, boats, trips to faraway places (not Eire ) and this is just another stop on their way of life. I talked to some 'show car' folks at York 3-4 years ago, before they banned on grounds camping. Half to in excess of a million dollar campers pulling their show car trailers. I got offered an almost new Freightliner toy hauler for "only $285K.

Now with the above said, is it wrong? No, it isn't. While it isn't my way, it does serve one purpose in my mind - the quality of some of those cars makes me want to do a better job. Also, these cars have also fostered the development of pieces that were never considered for a street rod a few years ago. One down side - auctions like Barrett-Jackson, IMHO, have driven some prices beyond the scope of reality for some very mundane cars. Sorry but to me a '67 Plymouth Hemi 'cuda just is not worth a half million dollars nor is a flat head Lincoln powered Zephyr.

OK - the soap box has been folded and stored for another day

Originally Posted by IC2

Craig,
A show car doesn't have any road rash, the tires still have the molding tits, the brake rotors don't show much in the way of wear, the interior appears to have never been sat on and as Bob said, there is an enclosed trailer somewhere nearby.

OK - the soap box has been folded and stored for another day

Well then,

I guess I'm building a Driver then (guess I lost my "compass" there for a while )-I think most of us here are Drivers, I'm trying to build it reasonably nice but I think I was trying to figure out the differences bewteen build qualities-I think I'll be careful with it the first Season or so, then drive it-a lot-

Originally Posted by IC2

One down side - auctions like Barrett-Jackson, IMHO, have driven some prices beyond the scope of reality for some very mundane cars. Sorry but to me a '67 Plymouth Hemi 'cuda just is not worth a half million dollars nor is a flat head Lincoln powered Zephyr.

OK - the soap box has been folded and stored for another day

And it seems, at least in this area, that any well preserved or not so well preserved car or truck from the '50's, '60's or '70's is trying to be sold for $15,000+.