Should Members of a Club Sponsoring a Car Show Be Eligible for Awards

mopowers said

This is probably a stupid question, but what are the trophies at car shows typically for? Are they reserved for the highest quality cars, or does rarity/popularity of the car play into who gets them (e.g., the 318 4 door vs. hemi convertible example above)?

I think if I were a judge, I'd inherently favor the cars I thought were cool, versus ones that may be more "correct" or had nice shiny paint. Either way, it sounds like there's bound to be at least some level of subjectivity involved in any type of car show judging scenario.

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It's a car show, not a popularity show, not rarity show, not most expensive show, not who restored it show...

So focus on the objectivity. Like the quality and craftsmanship of work done. In stock classes the correctness to stock. In the modified classes the craftsmanship, overall execution of theme or flow, extent.

Before each event have a judging review/seminar. It can be simple and quick. This puts everyone on same page again.

There are a million ways to be partial and play favoritism. Being a club member that has a car entered is just one of those million. Focusing on being impartial and not playing favorites has bigger impact than just excluding a judge that's not judging their own car anyways.