Thread: Show Car or Driver?

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Aren't you forgetting a third catagory......."Street & Show"?

I always built this kind of car....and I don't want to hear this "gold chainer" bullshit! I built my own, assembled the engine...rebuilt the trans, rear, brakes, etc.....put in the interior....rewired them....bought what I could afford....did the fabrication and bodywork...and painted them. I tried to make them nice inside and out...striking wheels, paintwork and graphics that I liked. Flat black on the bottom....but clean and neatly built. Maybe if an item underneath showed, like traction bars or headers, they were painted a brighter color. New weatherstripping....upholstery....nice paint on the interior hard parts....some dress-up items on the engine, and the engine compartment done neatly.

Once done, I drove them to car events, entered shows, and cruised 'em. If they got a sctratch or something got too worn....I fixed it. The big difference was that I did not expect to win shows. If I did, it was gravy. The really great part about shows was listening to the nice things people had to say about my toys. I didn't even worry about awards.

I don't think the mentality should be that a hot rod has to be the equivalent of either a "show car" or a "work truck". It can be something in between, if that is what makes you happy, and you are willing to work for it.