back from car show

well i took my and charlies car to the show. As soon as we pulled in a guy walked up to me and said that it was a 71. i smiled and said yes. he told me that he has built alot of chevys but in his opinion mine car was the best. he asked who did the work. i told him i did. he said impressive. so of course i was on cloud nine. then a guy with a gasser asked charlie about my car and he said that i really messed my mine up painting it semi gloss and was i trying for a rat rod. charlie said no that it had its spring coat on until we could get enough money for a better paint. charlie then asked him about his car and he said that he did everything except the body work. charlie then asked him about his engine. the guy did not really know. charlie told him that if he thinks that my car looks bad he should bring his car out and mine would blow his doors off. then charlie walked away. i really love my son. had one mishap. a guy with a drag car was parked next to a cherry 56 bel-air. the medvac copter landed 50 yards away from the cars. it lifted the drag car hood with the tunnel ram and slammed it into the bel-air. causing a very deep gash into the bel-air. the owner of the bel-air was actually crying. all in all a great show. got a lot of good leads on some parts and met alot of nice people. can not wait until the cruise ins in June. There were no tropheys given as it was just an exhibition. I will post pics as soon as i can figure out how to post alot at once.

Sounds like you and Charlie had a good time too bad for the 56 Chevy, it’s not always about winning. You got some good feed back on your car, that is worth more then a Trophy. I'm going to start another thread about the grandson.



Richard

See Barb, didn't we tell you it would be fun? :D Looks like you got the usual mix of nice people and one or two know-it-alls who feel obligated to make some snide remark. They are always there, you just have to laugh them off. Bet you can't wait for the next one. :D

Richard, you actually live in a place that allows you to burn outside? Cool. :) If you did that down here 5 different agencies would be hauling you off to jail. I miss the old trash burning days we had up North...........had some pretty good bonfires going in my day. :p Like your Grandson, my Boys used to love to poke around in the fire.

Don

Kool you made that step and set up your network. The good cruizes always produce the contacts that make this hobby interesting.


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Congratulations on your first show, sounds like you got it right the first time out.......you had fun. :D

The last show I attended with my Rocket 88, I was approached by a guy who looked the car over and exclaimed that I had the nicest Chev at the event.
I just said Thanks...

DT

this is what i took to the show

pics from the show

more pics of show

You should be very proud of your car, it looks great sitting there. :)

Don

You did good, your car looks good, you must of felt proud to say you did it. Nice pictures also.

Richard

Barb, it's your car,you build it like you like it,not the way they it,you would not believe how many guys come up say if you'd put a set of 20s on it and drop it 4'' you'd have a great looking car,but my favorite is when a guy comes up tell about the monty he had, all the better things it had then mine, then he says, but mine was 69:eek: :whacked: WOW!! I says ,you had some car there beings 70 was the first year of the monty carlo:LOL: :LOL:

I had some guy come up to me when i was getting groceries last week and try to convince me that he had a 69 monte. i kindly reminded him that they did not come out for purchase until 70. he told me i was wrong. I said okay that he can bring me a 69 monte that was purchased in 69 that i would give him 50K for it. he said that he would try to find it and get back to me. Charlie had alot of people at the show admire his car. one guy tried to convince him that his car not real and someone just put pontiac astre in the body. he told the guys he was full of crap and to go eat another hotdog.

good to see you had fun barb , some folks feel the need to make stupid comments , hell they actually feel its there duty to do so , dont let if bother you , just work on your come back and tell them to F%&^ Off in a nice way of course..
the pics look great ...

Way to go girl, you have a damn nice looking car of one of the best body styles Chevrolet ever produced. There are always jerks, just ignore them.
My Mother-in-Law had a reddish orange '76 Pontiac Astre and it was a fun little car. The little Holley carb can be a challenge.

It's good when they asked what year is it? You tell them, and then they say you know the one I really like is the year before or the year after the one you have. But just think you are the one with the car at the show!! Where is there car?

Richard

Hey Barb, missed this thread, was either at work or during the crash last weekend. Nice shots. I can't wait to get my truck on the road and to shows. Its going to be probably at least a year, but I can wait! I'm not sure I saw Charlies car, did you happen to get a shot of it?
My favorite comments from coworkers are when you going to paint it? Drive it to work sometime! and my favorite, just these little snide looks and head shakes, as I talk about what I was doing over my days off!(like what idiot would waste his time doing that, you gotta feel for his wife look!)I'm a nurse on a Neonatal intensive care unit. Most people think if your a male nurse your gay or whimpy. Nurses also eat their own for lunch!:D

here is one of charlies. he is parked next to mine. sorry not a better pic.

I happen to love nurses. My hubby was a corpsman. Most overworked and underpaid in the medical business.

you guys were right. I had the only monte. After talking to all types of people that owned the cars there i came to a conclusion that most classic car owners are like women with new babies. They are very proud of their achievements and rightfully so. There are some who are purist and their greatest thrill is finding the parts that will make it look completely original. There are some that just want a good running, looking and sounding auto. There are others that put a tremendous amount of time and effort and then tweak their cars to make it their own. Those were my favorite ones as they would answer any questions and tell you where they got a certain part that you were interested in. Then there are some with their head up their a## that want to just show off so them can slam all others on what they have. I really enjoyed the show and am looking forward to the next one. I got the most pi## offed about a guy that drove up in a rusted out k car telling my son that his car was not much and then stole his little american flag that my son had put near his radiator. I usually stop my son from speaking his mind but this time i let him say what he wanted. He told the guy he was full of shit. I just stood there and smiled. We did not realize that he had stolen the flag until the guy was long gone. I told Charlie that anyone that would so that is an ass and to forget it.

Thanks Denny for the link.

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I happen to love nurses. My hubby was a corpsman. Most overworked and underpaid in the medical business.

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Some of the finest people I've known were Corpsmen as was my youngest daughter.

Thanks guys. I'm a fluke at work other than my boss who has also restored an original 1966 skylark(I think) body off restoration . He is organizing a drive your hot rod to work day next month. I thought about taking a photo!:D
I really respect the corpsman who become RN's they are the best. The folks have really put their asses on the line, and are always a welcome addition to our unit!