Originally posted by pablos49:
Het Beaver53,
I'm from Keller. Moved to wilderness 8 years ago and I know exactly what you mean. Even lost out in the '50 and older original trucks class to a '64 Chevelle SS. Figure that one!!
That's why I quit even considering the posibility of any award or trophy at shows and cruises. I just do it for the fun of it. I get to meet nice folks, see kool rides and get out of the house for a bit. But there's (as a general rule) too much politicking going on as far as "winners" are concerned.
One of my favorites was where a guy had bought an old 69 Rolls, slapped a Maaco paint job on it and a 20,000 watt stereo and entered it as a "fully restored 1929 Rolls Royce." Yep. 29. And the judges bought it and gave him best of show. I even pointed out the year of manufacture on the data plate under the hood, but to no avail.
That's when I decided that the best trophies were stone chips and worn tires.
Btw, olno3fan, I don't want to diminish your award. You have a gorgeous truck and you deserve recognition. My point is just that the world ain't fair and it ain't never gonna change.
