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A few pics from the nationals

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The black cars with white interior (tuxedo cars) were missing an A body.

More Hemi’s than you could ingest in one sitting.

Should have taken more pictures but i tend to live in the moment.
 
That is the great thing about MCACN. All real cars, documents are submitted to prove what they are. No /6 cars converted and such.
 
71GSSDemon said:
That is the great thing about MCACN. All real cars, documents are submitted to prove what they are. No /6 cars converted and such.
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I was impressed with the originality of the cars. A benchmark of how they were for sure. Ill stick with my non numbers car that gets driven. I guess if I had the space and money for a museum piece I'd own one, but it is something Ill never know. Happy to be on the outside lookin in. My buddy that I went with has some of these cars and his business is correct restorations so I will not bad mouth them as I see the genuine excitement of the level of these builds/restorations. This type of owner just operates on another level. The knowledge of "how and why" they are assembled is truly remarkable.
 
I went Saturday - my first time. Definitely a sensory overload! Here are a couple of the A-Bodies I saw. I spent some time with the owner of the '69 Swinger - bench seat, 4-speed car. The 'Cuda is an M Code car.

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clementine said:
I was impressed with the originality of the cars. A benchmark of how they were for sure. Ill stick with my non numbers car that gets driven. I guess if I had the space and money for a museum piece I'd own one, but it is something Ill never know. Happy to be on the outside lookin in. My buddy that I went with has some of these cars and his business is correct restorations so I will not bad mouth them as I see the genuine excitement of the level of these builds/restorations. This type of owner just operates on another level. The knowledge of "how and why" they are assembled is truly remarkable.
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I had my car there in 2022. I was part of the Mr Norms display. Mine is a day 2 car that gets driven all over. Not all have to be $100k+ restorations. Just real cars
 
It is truly amazing the details that are paid attention to. Drips left by when the car was dipped in rustproofing for instance. How high up on the car and how long it sat at that level that leaves a mark. Overspray.......bolts that should not have paint chip because those were painted after the car was assembled. Knowing these things and building to that level. Then the judge who should know to look for these details.

The nerd really has to know his/her stuff if you want to play in that sandbox. I really can't fault a guy for not driving a work of art. I respect the commitment to keeping it. Even if you buy it to make a few dollars later you still have to store and preserve it to protect your investment. Hats off to them for going through the pain in that.

The best case is having one like @71GSSDemon. Have it, drive it, and add to its story of being a runner. The risk of wrecking it would be worth more than the risk of your shop burning. My opinion only of course, I respect not driving a rare car like I said. Its just a different world. All the guys I met were super down to earth.
 
clementine said:
It is truly amazing the details that are paid attention to. Drips left by when the car was dipped in rustproofing for instance. How high up on the car and how long it sat at that level that leaves a mark. Overspray.......bolts that should not have paint chip because those were painted after the car was assembled. Knowing these things and building to that level. Then the judge who should know to look for these details.

The nerd really has to know his/her stuff if you want to play in that sandbox. I really can't fault a guy for not driving a work of art. I respect the commitment to keeping it. Even if you buy it to make a few dollars later you still have to store and preserve it to protect your investment. Hats off to them for going through the pain in that.

The best case is having one like @71GSSDemon. Have it, drive it, and add to its story of being a runner. The risk of wrecking it would be worth more than the risk of your shop burning. My opinion only of course, I respect not driving a rare car like I said. Its just a different world. All the guys I met were super down to earth.
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My dad bought my car new, raced it for 10 years and sold it. I found it 34 years later. 23,090miles on it. Dad went with me to buy it back and cruises to shows with me ever since. Yeah, it is 1 of only a handful GSS Demons (so far i think there are 14 in the registry), I only know of 1 other that gets driven regularly (my friend Mark), but the experience and showing it off for people to see, drive Dads old car and have fun out weighs the risk....most of the time. It is 90% the way i remember it from when i was a child.

When the Charger is done, it will likely take over much of the cruising and racing duties.
 
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