Kit Sullivan
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Got the freshly-painted '35th' all cleaned and polished up, got the glass all sparkly, vacuumed and shined up the interior...and it was off to her first official car show.
About 150 cars, although there were lots (way too many) new Chrysler LX-series cars(300/Charger/Magnum) there...mostly just one cartoon-colored Charger Daytona after another.
Only two other 'Birds of note: A nice red '64 convertible with the 'sports roadster' cover and the obligatory red '57.
Sadly, my '35th' did not fare well. It just didn't seem to garner any interest. The few that even stopped to glance at it for a second could care less that it was supercharged, or a '35th' anniversary car, or anything.
Even the fact that the 'Super Coupe' is the fastest production T-Bird ever made failed to raise an eyebrow.
(It is the fastest production 'Bird, right?)
My Mustang grabs first or second place at nearly every show it goes to, so I was having withdrawl symptoms, sitting there all alone in my folding chair not having anyone asking any questions about the car!
Obviously it didn't get a trophy, although I think the 'fix was in'. More than half of the awards went to cars that were 2005 or newer. What's that all about?
This show was a bit too 'open' for my preference. I like the shows that have a cut-off year, so the field is limited to cars that you don't see with in showrooms at the same time.
Oh well, I had a good time anyway...took the family to dinner at 'Bob Evans' and a a cruise-in right down the street afterwards and met a bunch of new car-nuts to hang out with.
I'll take the '35th' to few more shows in the next few months and we'll see how she does!
About 150 cars, although there were lots (way too many) new Chrysler LX-series cars(300/Charger/Magnum) there...mostly just one cartoon-colored Charger Daytona after another.
Only two other 'Birds of note: A nice red '64 convertible with the 'sports roadster' cover and the obligatory red '57.
Sadly, my '35th' did not fare well. It just didn't seem to garner any interest. The few that even stopped to glance at it for a second could care less that it was supercharged, or a '35th' anniversary car, or anything.
Even the fact that the 'Super Coupe' is the fastest production T-Bird ever made failed to raise an eyebrow.
(It is the fastest production 'Bird, right?)
My Mustang grabs first or second place at nearly every show it goes to, so I was having withdrawl symptoms, sitting there all alone in my folding chair not having anyone asking any questions about the car!
Obviously it didn't get a trophy, although I think the 'fix was in'. More than half of the awards went to cars that were 2005 or newer. What's that all about?
This show was a bit too 'open' for my preference. I like the shows that have a cut-off year, so the field is limited to cars that you don't see with in showrooms at the same time.
Oh well, I had a good time anyway...took the family to dinner at 'Bob Evans' and a a cruise-in right down the street afterwards and met a bunch of new car-nuts to hang out with.
I'll take the '35th' to few more shows in the next few months and we'll see how she does!
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