:cheers:Wow,I can relate to that!Im not a fan of imports either and although my tastes vary,I go to car shows and talk to the owners of Chevys,Fords,Hot Rods like 51 Mercs,and even the lowriders and youre right,they are car guys too.And to get snubbed just because your car isnt mint yet,thats just being downright arrogant and stuck up.Reminds me of a time back in the 80s when everyone use to race out in this popular country road and there was this guy with a wicked rattle can gray primer 74 Duster with a big Mopar Pro hood scoop and man this car was whipping everyones cars!!I mean this Duster had that big cam choppy thumping idle that made your teeth rattle when you stood next to it.Everyone thought it was slow just because of the way it it looked but when he secretly popped open the hood for me(he knew I loved A bodies and Dusters and I was expecting a dirty ugly engine)my eyes about popped out of my sockets to see a highly chromed and clean big block with headers,a tunnel ram,2 Holley 4 barrel carbs.He never told what CID the engine was but man,the rough looks of his car fooled everyone!lol
