Thread: Barret-Jackson

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I have been custom painting... and therefore involved in shows... for well over 40 years. I can see two distinct styles of judging.

1- "Show judging" This is where some overly critical guys will do their very best to find technical flaws in the car. They spend their days and nights counting rock chips... looking for orange peel... trying to find an obscure place that can't seen seen, that is dirty... and trying to be "an expert" on... the vehicle... or assembly... or era correctness... or repetition of a factory's sloopy finish and assembly work... or just trying to justify their appointment as a judge.

2- "People's choice" It is decided by people who love cars... choose a winner based on the choices the owner/builder made... may like your imaginative touches (AKA "customizing")... and in general, base their decisions on all of the things that we love these cars for!

To sum this up...

#1 only matters to "A-type personalities", who's anal attribute cannot allow them to overlook a nick in the tire side wall, to appriciate and enjoy the visual impact, and outrageous, dreamy, or mean personality of the car.

#2 is the way the rest of us enjoy seeing these great machines! "WE ARE THE 99%!!!" :-)~

BTW... I have done many restorations... primarily on Corvette and muscle cars... and the general public likes them "over-restored" because the car has become an "icon" to them. They want it to look as special as they picture it to be!

(In the end, the guy or girl paying the cost gets to decide.)