Unpopular opinion. I'm so frustrated I hate car shows/cruises.
My opinions:
I enter a few car car shows a year, thats if I find the time. I graduated HS in 1980. The reason for the older guys turning out is that we probably have the time and money invested at this stage of our lives.
I bring my son who is 13 and loves Mopars too.
He details our car the day before a show.
We both don't care for the 50s music, gets annoying after an hour.
We keep to ourselves, answer peoples questions, listen to their stories, if we happen to snag a trophy, he goes and gets it.
Some car show awards are legit, some are obviously rigged, it's easy, even for a kid to figure that out.
I appreciate the younger guys bringing their rides to the show and I usually have a positive comment for them.
We don't get in too deep with the drama, especially from the Chevy and Ford guys. Lol
That's about it.