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Car Show Surprise
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Car Show Surprise
This was my first year having my 68 at a large car show. I entered the Del Mar Good Guys show which draws about 2500 cars and fills the fairgrounds. I got there on Saturday at nine and ended up parking way, way in the back. Got a lot of interest in the car which was nice and met a lot of cool people.
But here is the surprise part, I counted only five C-3's at the show both days I was there. Maybe twenty total corvettes from all years. The autocross was fun, but if I want to be competitive in that, I have to take the car in a whole different direction with that. Chip Foose had a really cool Penterra there.
And I fell for the Photo set up. But it does make my car look good.
Anybody else go?
But here is the surprise part, I counted only five C-3's at the show both days I was there. Maybe twenty total corvettes from all years. The autocross was fun, but if I want to be competitive in that, I have to take the car in a whole different direction with that. Chip Foose had a really cool Penterra there.
And I fell for the Photo set up. But it does make my car look good.
Anybody else go?
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That staged photo looks great.
Car looks amazing.
Did the Rotti go too?
Marshal
Car looks amazing.
Did the Rotti go too?
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On the staged photo, I am driving the car, they have a booth and lights set up. You get your choice of backgrounds. The wife liked it so much I can hang inside the house.
Thanks for the kind words on the car guys. I could not of done it with out the help of this forum.
Next up Plastic Fantastic in downtown San Diego on the water front.
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I went to a Corvette show in Destin,FL yesterday. About 50 cars. Two C1's, three C2's, four C3s (1 '73, 1 '74 1 '76, 1 '78), one C4, two C5's, two C6's and about 25 C7's.
Was really surprised that most of the show was C7's.
Was really surprised that most of the show was C7's.
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