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I attended my first car show today. Admission was free. It was part of a larger community event that's held every spring with a 5-K race, dinner, program, and dance. Given where I live, the car entries (I'm assuming) were from the northern part of Utah/Southern Idaho and maybe a little further beyond, I'm not sure.
There were a lot of refurbished vintage cars (MGs, a Triumph, a couple of Austin-Healey's, Chevelles, several Vettes, Mustangs, Model Ts and the like) and quite a few muscle cars, and late model performance sports cars (Vettes, Mustangs, Cameros, etc.) There was even a Rolls-Royce.
What really shocked me was the condition of the paint! This was held outside (it was a clear, sunny day) and from the street most of the cars looked fabulous so I was eager to get a closer look. I was shocked to find that every one of them had very noticeable swirls. One black Vette had major holograms. I suppose I just thought that such car enthusiasts would maintain their exteriors better!
Now, nearly all of the engine compartments were very nice and clean, with obvious care and attention. Some of the interiors, however, were shockingly gross. One little green MG interior was covered in dog hair! It was nasty.
As I say, I was rather surprised. The one good thing about it was that I came away far less concerned about the few swirls I have compared to all of these show cars (and I mean, far fewer swirls), and feeling much better about myself and my beginning abilities to keep an exterior looking pretty darn good!
Instead of a hot dog stand they should have had a Meguiar's stand with a few hands-on demos.
There were a lot of refurbished vintage cars (MGs, a Triumph, a couple of Austin-Healey's, Chevelles, several Vettes, Mustangs, Model Ts and the like) and quite a few muscle cars, and late model performance sports cars (Vettes, Mustangs, Cameros, etc.) There was even a Rolls-Royce.
What really shocked me was the condition of the paint! This was held outside (it was a clear, sunny day) and from the street most of the cars looked fabulous so I was eager to get a closer look. I was shocked to find that every one of them had very noticeable swirls. One black Vette had major holograms. I suppose I just thought that such car enthusiasts would maintain their exteriors better!
Now, nearly all of the engine compartments were very nice and clean, with obvious care and attention. Some of the interiors, however, were shockingly gross. One little green MG interior was covered in dog hair! It was nasty.
As I say, I was rather surprised. The one good thing about it was that I came away far less concerned about the few swirls I have compared to all of these show cars (and I mean, far fewer swirls), and feeling much better about myself and my beginning abilities to keep an exterior looking pretty darn good!
Instead of a hot dog stand they should have had a Meguiar's stand with a few hands-on demos.
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