Truck looks fantastic Paul...great job.
Question for you and anyone else that has done a similar restoration: If you enter it in any car shows, what classification would it be in? I wouldn't mind doing a similar restoration but if I was able to and could enter it in shows I would be afraid of having to compete against other modified vehicles with much more money put into them.
That's a long ways off but I'm just curious.
It depends on the show. In some shows you'll be up against the $100,000 trailer queens with no chance of getting a trophy. In smaller shows you might take grand prize. (I did once.) At the Midwest All Truck Nationals, they have enough classes that you can win a trophy with a truck like mine. I took second in my class, and the winner was a Stovebolter with an absolutely gorgeous (15 passenger?) school bus redone into a camper.
Some shows you have to be in with the clubs or judges to even have a chance. They're rigged. Some shows are done pretty well and you have a good chance of winning something.
I seldom go to shows any more unless it's raising money for a cause I care about. For example, I've gone to the Cancer Survivors Show to raise money, but that was run by a friend. I also go to shows that raise my curiosity, usually in out of the way places that are a nice drive from here. The big, professionally run shows are just about worthless for guys like us.
