<< Sunbeam meets or any car meet should be fellow owners getting together to
share common interests and all Sunbeams should feel free to come. People who
just purchased a Alpine or other Sunbeam should be encouraged to participate
not be asked to park away from the so called mint ones....
>>
Exactly again!
C.A.T. used to be like that.
C.A.T. used to be a GREAT club.
They used to have informal/impromptu "judging" going on for the cars that showed up at meetings. Yes, the "nicest" one got a little recognition of some sorts, but then so did the "Tacky Tiger" for the night, (long-Long-LONG before the TAC-thingy) which I always maintained should have been called the "Most Potential" award.
C.A.T. isn't like that any more. It changed. Somewhere between '85 and '90, near as I can tell.
It's a shame.
Ramon