fyreline

My typical setup at one of the seven or eight Corvette shows I attend yearly with my '62. My little canopy and chairs are right behind it where I can keep an eye on things, and we C1 guys tend to locate together as a group so that we can keep an eye on each others cars when one of us wants to go walkabout for a while. The windows are up, but if anyone (particularly anyone very young or very old) asks to sit in it I will usually comply. None of us have ever lost anything (yet), but we are aware of the problem. it's a shame, but this is the age in which we live. Very few people have respect for stuff that isn't theirs.

Riverdog

Over the past couple of years I got into the car show scene and entered my car in about a dozen per year, and even won about 10 awards/trophies with it over that time; but I just sold that car and moved on to a new C7 that I do not plan to show, etc. However, I do enjoy attending the local show/cruise events with friends and will certainly continue to do so. I've never had any problems/incidents other than kids leaving their "paw prints" all over he car while their parents stand by obliviously. Around here though, there are a few really big shows that are so popular that it's impossible to park nearby; so for those I pay the entrant fee--and consider it the cost of a parking lot at an entertainment venue--and park near the exit so I can leave when I want to.

BTW, there's a gizmo that I used to hold the door open but block entrance to the car from a company called Kwik-Toy (I think that's the name) that connects the door latch mechanism in the door to the strike plate on the car that allows the car lock mechanism to be "locked," while on display, and you'd have to have gorilla arms to reach in to the car to try to take something out of it. It's certainly not fool-proof, but it is a little deterrent. The "plus" is that it allows spectators and show judges to look into the car to check out the interior.

GUSTO14

David, how about using a different picture next time? This is the third time I've saved the picture, only to find I already have it on my computer !!!

It is such a beautiful car...

Good luck... GUSTO

Robert61

I have just one question. How do you get that pop up and those chairs in that car to get to a show?

426 Hemi

I had someone pull half the plug wires on my '33 3 window, BBC. No damage but just upsetting someone would do that. Why?

emccomas

So I go to the shows, leave the keys in the ignition, leave the open signed title in the glove box (thinking about moving it to the passenger seat), and put a sign on the dash that says "Take me home, I'm free.".

No one has ever taken me up on this opportunity. Cannot figure out what the problem is?

I am calmly sitting immediately behind the car with a double barrel shotgun in my hands, just to make sure no one bothers the person that is trying to steal the car.

Seriously, I leave the hood open, but the doors locked and the windows rolled up when I an not actually next to the vehicle. There are always people sitting nearby, and I am sure no one knows for sure whether or not it is their car.

And yes, quite a few high dollar gas caps were stolen from C1 cars at Carlisle a few years ago (which happens every year). Carlisle is so big that the owners cannot always guarantee that someone will be nearby. The smaller local shows are not as big of a problem in our neck of the woods.

GUSTO14

I was there that year and I believe it occurred between late Friday night and early Saturday after most of the spectators were gone and discovered the next morning when most of the owners returned. It was suspected that the thefts occurred sometime during the night.

There are a lot of folks there throughout the night, but most are in their campers, tents and RV's after a certain point. No doubt the thief or thieves, whomever they may have been, had scoped out the field earlier in the day and knew exactly where and when to go. There was quite a panic the next day as word spread and some of the plans for the following night were quite hilarious. It's probably fortunate no on found out who they were that weekend or the outcome could have truly been ugly.

GUSTO

vettebuyer6369

Thats right. I think the circumstances regarding the thefts at Carlisle and its massive expanse and 24 hour situation is not remotely comparable to the risk of someone getting a gas cap or a cigarette lighter out of a car parked in Joe’s Weekend Show ‘n Shine with 100 cars there.

Of course there are scumbag thieves everywhere and people should keep an eye on their cars and take reasonable precautions but let’s be reasonable. I showed cars constantly in the 70-90s and never had an issue beyond the occasional dope or kid putting his hands on the paint. Once at a World of Wheels a completely drunk chick walked around the stanchion, opened my door and sat in the passenger seat. I asked her if I could help her and she said she was ready to go home. I directed her elsewhere.

AZDoug

I think the response would situational depending on: Her age, what she looked like and if you were married or the wife may find out.
Doug

corvetteed

All good considerations

corvetteed

100% This car is gorgeous !!

vettebuyer6369

Actually, my patient, polite response were in fact affected by the above variables.

Captain Bud

I stopped doing the Cars and Coffee in the Mall parking lot in Knoxville. Guys with their belt buckles, ladies with their pocketbooks and strollers are too much for me. I do the Corvette Expo every year and haven't had any problems with theft or vandalism.

Frankie the Fink

Its your car so do as you please - the registration was just an example of a misdeed that could take place with the keys in the car, there are certainly others...

65GGvert

I carry a 10x10 popup, two chairs and a bag of supplies in my 60 trunk and still have some room left. Everyone always asks me how I got the tent there, somtimes they watch me put it all back. Can't do it in my C2 convertible, but I do have a 6x6 pop up and chair that I put behind the seats.

426 Hemi

Frankie the Fink

I hate those pop up tents. I was parked across the street from one at a car show with tacky paintings hung all over it. The POS caught a stiff wind and somersaulted towards my 61 flinging cheap art all over the place. I barely held it off my car in the wind until two other guys pitched in to help.

roadster65

Ahem ! You really did that !

Gfycat

provette67

Sometimes I am the only car at the show. But that is oK. So I don't remove anything except my beer money!

fyreline

LOL - I only have about 60 pictures of the '62. anything in particular you would like to see? I can send you a few . . . Here's one that shows just how different Fawn Beige looks under different lighting conditions. This was taken at the Street Rod Nationals held here in Syracuse every year. About 5000-6000 cars, we were asked if the Syracuse Corvette Club would put together an indoor display of classic Corvettes. Why, sure. Glad to.