Just a rant

[pontiacgp]

I thought it was only over here that driving automatic equalled penis reduction.
The whole point of American cars to me is comfortable cruising, most old time American muscle would be blown away by later European hot hatches, don't take my word for it, there are plenty of road tests with timed figures to back up this statement.

Roger.

I'll let you know, I am going to a road course in the fall that my son with his twin turbo BMW and his friends with their Audi's go to. They asked me to come cause my son is curious to see if my car can beat his time around the track and he's thinking I'll take the Audi's. True my car isn't anything close to stock and I do work on race cars so I have a few suspension tricks up my sleeve but my car is nothing really special. All the suspension pick up points are in stock location...

 

[307 Regal]

I thought it was only over here that driving automatic equalled penis reduction.
The whole point of American cars to me is comfortable cruising, most old time American muscle would be blown away by later European hot hatches, don't take my word for it, there are plenty of road tests with timed figures to back up this statement.

Roger.

I'll let you know, I am going to a road course in the fall that my son with his twin turbo BMW and his friends with their Audi's go to. They asked me to come cause my son is curious to see if my car can beat his time around the track and he's thinking I'll take the Audi's. True my car isn't anything close to stock and I do work on race cars so I have a few suspension tricks up my sleeve but my car is nothing really special. All the suspension pick up points are in stock location...

*Subscribed* :lol:
Please get video of this.

 

[suffrn6]

Not letting a car in because it doesn't have top notch paint or has some other imperfection will kill grass roots level interest in the old car hobby, maybe call the organisers to see if the have their heads up their own asses beforehand so you can support venues that cater for enthusiasts rather than the big wallet blowhards.

I have sent an email off to the chairman of the car show and have not heard anything back from him yet. It has been 3 days. I am going to give him to the end of the week to reply to me. If he does not reply to me then I am going to send him an email once a week until he does reply.
There have been quite a few people that are upset because their car was not allowed to enter because of paint or something the tech guy didn't like about the car. I read a post from one lady that her and her husband drove four hours to get to the show and be turned away at the gate because the car was flat black, it was an 86 Cutlass. The guys running this show are going to make the guys that are actually building their cars on a budget not want to participate, people stop going less money coming in and then the next thing you know there is no more show. Then all the board members will be standing around scratching their head wondering where all the cars went.
And no where on their website does it state that cars 79 and newer will be subjected to tech inspection. Plain Bullshit if you ask me.

Chris

 

[DRIVEN]

What were the posted/advertised rules? Was there pre-registration? If there were people at the gates arbitrarily turning cars away I might cry foul since personal taste/opinion is the standard. At events like Billet Proof they have guidelines that are clearly indicated because it is an "exclusive" event catering only to a certain type of vehicles. Being turned away from shows like that is harder to debate.

 

[clean8485]

There is a big weekend long car show in this area in August, that has been happening for almost 20 years now. Originally, there was a year restriction of 1974 & older, then after a couple of years, it was updated to 1976 & older. This year, they've updated it again to 1981 & older, UNLESS, you have a modified newer truck (up to 2011). Years ago, I tried to be allowed to participate, in the "special interest" class, but was treated VERY poorly by the show organizers, and wasn't allowed to participate. It still bothers me that my '84 Monte SS isn't allowed to participate, but I've pretty much learned to accept it. Supposedly, the main purpose of the show is to raise money for a local charity, so its curious to me that they have such restrictions, since theoretically, it would limit the amount of money that they COULD raise, but that's the way that they run the show. I've come to the conclusion that if they won't support me, I won't support them.
Its just really frustrating to have a 28 year old hobby vehicle in good condition, and not be able to get into some events.

 

[whitey]

**** 'em , don't go ..... don't support 'em and don't be a whiner.

 

[YGspider]

all it comes down to at the end of the day is that Some people are just a bunch of b*tches and trolls. lets be real why turn down a decent Monte , Regal , Cutlass , Grandprix.

Simple because they are a bunch of b*tches.

 

[Tuggy24g]

WOW first time I ever heard about not letting a certain car come to a show because of paint issues or something with the car. Most times car shows will give a date max saying only cars up till 86 or 87 are allowed. I would never ever take a vacation to that show after what you said. If a car show is not going to let cars in for petty things then it is not for me.

 

[454muscle]

Chris all I can say is keep trying to get in touch with the chairman of the show. There is obviously either a communication problem, or there are inconsistencies in their rules which make things unclear/confusing.

1. Either make it plainly clear what is and is not allowed in the show and what are the exceptions before hand, or

2. Train and educate your staff better or whoever it is that determines what cars are and are not allowed.

Otherwise, there will be more disgruntled car enthusiasts, and it will give them a bad reputation.

One thing you can mention in your email, Chris (in addition to the above), is that you are taking this story to the newspapers if you don't hear back from him within a certain time frame.

 

[suffrn6]

What were the posted/advertised rules? Was there pre-registration? If there were people at the gates arbitrarily turning cars away I might cry foul since personal taste/opinion is the standard.

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July 11th-14th, 2013

Wild rides, great times, and memories to last a lifetime are what you'll find at the Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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The Atlantic Nationals is open to Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, Antiques, and Special Interest Vehicles.
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That was taken right off the website for the car show. It does say that they can refuse some cars that don't meet the criteria for the show. They want street legal cars that can be driven into the park but then they let in a handful of super pro/super gas cars that came in on trailers. Doesn't make much sense to me. It seems whoever is paying the most money can do what they want.
The guy that was doing the tech inspection told my buddy that if his two cars were Camaro's or Mustangs that they would be in no problem at all. Said there is nothing special about an 87 Monte Carlo SS or an 80 Monte Carlo with a well built SBC with a 5 speed standard behind it. Both cars are clean and get alot of looks at all the other shows we have gone to. Seems to me that the tech guy has favorite cars that he wants to see.