Linda, I have been taking my wrecker to shows ever since I got it running.
My paint job cost me 2 quarts of Rustolium ( 1 white and 1 red) and a 3"
brush! It actually looks pretty good from about 20' !! I can go to any
show and have a good time because I'm not in contention.....yet!
Like others I also go to the shows for the fellowship. Over the last 25
years of car/truck shows as I look back the best shows have been the "NO
JUDGING" ones. It seems that whenever there are trophy's involved somebody
always leaves the show unhappy. You have to remember the judges are NOT
paid professionals the are just a bunch of volunteers, fellow car/truck
owners. Bottom line, go out and have fun showing off your truck!
It's also nice to get parked right in the middle of all the action and it
makes for a shorter walk at the end of a long day! :)
Take a look at my paint job on Wayne's page ('56)
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda martin" <lhmartin@wam.umd.edu>
To: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
Cc: "oletrucks list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] My first car show
> Smokey:
>
> I am contemplating entering my first show in October but your email scares
me a
> bit. Can you talk more about what it was like?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Charles Culver wrote:
>
> > Well, fellow oletruckers, I entered my '50 3600 in my first car show
> > Saturday (My class allowed up to 3 modifications). Not knowing just
what I
> > was getting into, I really wasn't ready. I figured a couple of chips in
the
> > paint job and a few frayed wires under the hood would go unnoticed.
NOT!
> >
> > Anyway, even though I didn't even place, it was really fun, and I saw
some
> > very cool rides. Even fell in love with a '65 Ford pickup- I know, must
> > have breathed too many gasoline fumes . . .
> >
> > I posted a picture from the show on my website. You can see the fine
old
> > cars on each side of my truck. The '57 Bel-Air was cherry!
> >
> > I guess that was my first and last car show, though. Not that I mind
> > putting the work into preparation, I just don't know that I want to have
a
> > show truck for my daily driver. I guess it's enough just having the
COOLEST
> > set of wheels for miles around!
> >
> > Smokey Culver, League City, Texas
> > '50 3600 5-window (mine)
> > '58 Apache (hers)
> > See 'em at: http://sites.netscape.net/ChrlsCul/homepage
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> --
> Linda Martin
> '50 GMC 100 Pick Up
> Rockville, MD
> http://www.martinnichols.com/bigblue
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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