Magazine cars. How many on the forum?

In 2001 I took my first really nicely finished Darts to the Mopar Nationals. To get on the show field you had to send them 6 photos of the car from specific standard angles, plus the engine and interior. It is still the only show that I have been to that requires every car to have a fire extinguisher readily available (and you know if something goes wrong, every car in the field has one). They make you start the car, they check your brakes and all your lights. They want the cars to actually be driveable (what a concept!). You have to be there when they judge the car to answer questions. There were 2 guys judging the car, one in their 60s and one in his early 20s. at some point could see the young guy down on his haunches looking at every little chip on my rocker panels, even the underside. He called the old guy over and pointed this out. What ensued was a serious, loud dressing down of the young man that went something like... "this guy drove this car here several hundred miles, don't you you ever let me catch you marking a car down in judging because it displays the mild wear, tear and dirt that comes with a driven vehicle as opposed to the trailered one. Boy did that ever adjust my attitude.

missing linc said

I would much rather have one really nice driver quality car than a garage full of trailer queens. I don't want something that I can't drive and enjoy. I'm not going to worry about a small chip in the paint or a few bugs splattered against the radiator.

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As it says at the end of the information that I set out while at a show: "TRAILERS ARE FOR BOATS"