Annoying people at cruise's and shows.

[1969chargerrtse]

Yup, I'd lighten up. Sounds like that guy was tame to me. I've seen & heard MUCH, MUCH worse.

Sounds like you have nothing to be ashamed of, let it go. 

  I lightened up right after I started the thread.  I enjoy sharing thoughts about things auto related on the site, but as for hanging on to negativity that's where I draw the line.  Life's to short for that.  I had just gotten home from the cruise and threw it on there Nothing more.  Watching the news and over 60,000 people are dead in Burma from the Cyclone and now over 10,000 in China mostly children from a Earth Quake, trust me some guy bugging me at a cruise isn't on my mind much.  They said in the 70's China had a Quake that killed over 250,000.  Man how do you explain things like that?   

[hemi68charger]

You run into those sorts in all facets of life... I go with the flow and usually enjoy shooting some know-it-all down.. Now, if it's someone who truely doesn't have a clue and is innocent, I'll go with the flow or "educate" them. I remember one dude who has a '68 Hemi Superbee.. Gorgeous car. Got on the subject of mine and told him it was a factory non-suregrip HEMI car.. He didn't believe me.. Stated ALL HEMI cars came with suregrip units.... Wrong.............. So, I just explained to him the error of someone's way that apparently lead him to such a wrong statement.......   

Troy

[1969chargerrtse]

You run into those sorts in all facets of life... I go with the flow and usually enjoy shooting some know-it-all down.. Now, if it's someone who truly doesn't have a clue and is innocent, I'll go with the flow or "educate" them. I remember one dude who has a '68 Hemi Superbee.. Gorgeous car. Got on the subject of mine and told him it was a factory non-suregrip HEMI car.. He didn't believe me.. Stated ALL HEMI cars came with suregrip units.... Wrong.............. So, I just explained to him the error of someone's way that apparently lead him to such a wrong statement.......   

Troy

Hey wanna laugh?  I was "modify"ing something I spelled wrong on my post which is next to yours and your post came up instead.  Yes, I was able to modify your post instead of mine?  So I typed at the end of your post "  I love your car man!! "  but then I didn't have the guts to save it.

[moparstuart]

You run into those sorts in all facets of life... I go with the flow and usually enjoy shooting some know-it-all down.. Now, if it's someone who truly doesn't have a clue and is innocent, I'll go with the flow or "educate" them. I remember one dude who has a '68 Hemi Superbee.. Gorgeous car. Got on the subject of mine and told him it was a factory non-suregrip HEMI car.. He didn't believe me.. Stated ALL HEMI cars came with suregrip units.... Wrong.............. So, I just explained to him the error of someone's way that apparently lead him to such a wrong statement.......   

Troy

Hey wanna laugh?  I was "modify"ing something I spelled wrong on my post which is next to yours and your post came up instead.  Yes, I was able to modify your post instead of mine?  So I typed at the end of your post "  I love your car man!! "  but then I didn't have the guts to save it.

hacker !   

[Kevin68N71]

I notice that with any hobby, you have the 90/10 rule.  90% really cool people, and 10% a-holes.  Sometimes the number is more than 10%.

Notice I said hobby, not just car shows, car hobbies, Mopars, etc. ANY hobby or interest.

I collect alot of things and have noticed this as a trait of human nature.

If you collect vintage appliances or furnishings, you are much more welcome in the group if you are NOT conservative or a strong alpha male.  I think you know what I mean.

If you collect guns, there is always the "know it all" whose rare piece is better than yours, with all sorts of tall tales of "crime stopping" and wannabees.

In many car shows, there is tons of cliquishness, if that is a real word!  It is especially true of the AMC clubs, they're the worst!  The last AMC show I went to everyone clustered in a corner, they all new each other, and me and like 2 other guys were looking at the cars.  The cars were just sitting there and no one was near them.  So I just took alot of pictures because my AMX is missing so much of the front grille area.

I shared the story of the guy with the Chrysler Imperial coupe at last year's spring fling.  It was the same year as my Crown hardtop 4 door.  I wanted to talk with him about his restoration, and when I mentioned I had a four door he said "A four door! I wouldn't even bother with that." and then his goofy friend chimed in "He's got more invested on the chrome of his back bumper than your whole car is worth".

The problem is, again, you have 10% a-holes in ANYTHING you do, so you have to just expect this sort of thing.

I do have a pretty good response to the "gas guzzler" idiots.

I had a guy say "That thing must not be able to pass a gas station, what does it get, 10 miles to the gallon?"

At which time I said, "I don't know, it doesn't really matter.  I'm rich."

That shuts them up and typically pisses them off bad.  No a-hole wants to feel that someone has a better car or more money than he does.

On the "Your care is not 'correct' " line, I like to say this:

"Oh, my car is not correct?  Thanks for telling me, you're the expert.  By the way, where is your perfectly correct car?  Is it here?  Mind if I take a look, I want to see perfection.  Lead the way, where'd you park it..." at which time they will usually get a guilty look and shuffle off.

[SFRT]

whats interesting is that in the 6 weeks or so the car has been down at the shop pretty much everyone who has seen it had aparently owned one in the past, or their dad did.

everyone. most of them hemi 4 speeds etc. and they got them all either new or for like 50 bucks.

lol.

here in sf...when I drive it around all the 'yuppies' ignore it stoically, 0r grab their pure bred dogs in fright and run off ( literally I am not kidding)but what is pretty interesting is just about every black dude over the age of 30 that sees it totally flips out...I have had numerous guys like run through traffic to check it out. lots of thumbs up from the brothers. and if you live around here you will understand what an amazing thing it is for a black dude in san francisco to give a white dude a smile and a thumbs up.

warms the heart.

[Brock Samson]

  That's why I call mine "The Parade Float".. 

[Kevin68N71]

whats interesting is that in the 6 weeks or so the car has been down at the shop pretty much everyone who has seen it had aparently owned one in the past, or their dad did.

everyone. most of them hemi 4 speeds etc. and they got them all either new or for like 50 bucks.

lol.

here in sf...when I drive it around all the 'yuppies' ignore it stoically, 0r grab their pure bred dogs in fright and run off ( literally I am not kidding)but what is pretty interesting is just about every black dude over the age of 30 that sees it totally flips out...I have had numerous guys like run through traffic to check it out. lots of thumbs up from the brothers. and if you live around here you will understand what an amazing thing it is for a black dude in san francisco to give a white dude a smile and a thumbs up.

warms the heart.

Let me understand.  You're a guy.  In San Francisco.  With a muscle car.  OUCH.

I thought I had it bad in the outskirts of LA.  Hang tough man!

[tdub]

 Now here's a funny one that happened to me today at a Mopar show locally. I posted back when this thread first started that I have a 71 Challenger convertible that I show and a problem I had in Spokane a few years back. Anyway, I was called up to receive a trophy in todays show and while I was walking up, another guy (who I don't know) said he was accepting it for me, grabbed it and I never did see who it was. I'm not into the trophy thing and really don't care but it was funny that somebody else wanted it that bad. We'll see if I ever get it. I just started laughing when it happened. This is a first that I've ever seen at any show.

[69bronzeT5]

Anyway, I was called up to receive a trophy in todays show and while I was walking up, another guy (who I don't know) said he was accepting it for me, grabbed it and I never did see who it was.

I would of ran up there and punched him right in the face

[BlueSS454]

I don't mind anyone looking over a car I have, hell look at it for 8 hours for all I care.  What I don't like personally is someone making a comment about something on whatever car I have at the time and being wrong in their statement.  That usually ends up in me making a comment back.  I'm also one of those guys that will stand and stare at a car for 20 minutes simply because it grabs my attention and I like it.  A nice car is a nice car, period no matter what it is.  I was doing this with a GTO today.  It grabbed my attention because it was different than all the other GTO's you see everywhere so I looked it over for about 15-20 minutes appreciating what it is.

[gordo1968charger]

most people at shows are the "if you ve a 12 inch sausage,i ve got a 13 inch frying pan"type
zippers annoy the shit out of me as well,why not have shows were people have to have velcro fasteners.

thats why i do nt show my car,too many people with too little respect.

[Finn]

I'm a spectator and it pisses ME off when I see other people looking at cars and their zippers/camera-cords/bags/etc touch the car. Its like damn is it really that hard to show some respect? And when parent ignore/brush off whatever their little kid is doing because "they're just a child"...

[FLG]

Finn,

Last time at the local show here a kid picked up a stick and tapped a car...the mom took the kid on the side and gave him a beating he wont ever forget, bet he dont do that again 

[Finn]

LOL!

[BRS]

In addition to the people with zippers, cameras and handbags........how about those idiots with the chain wallets that seem to always find they're way against your paint job? It's almost as bad as an old guy that was pointing out flaws on some guys car with a cane to a friend of his. When the owners asked him politely to be careful the old man said, "don't worry, it's got a rubber tip". With that the owner of the car said something about an anal insertion of the cane and the guy left.

Most folks who go to shows are very respectful of your property and I like it when people take interest in my cars. But, there are always a few.........

[raybeez]

Yeah, most folks who own a classic car are very respectful. It's the people who don't know the cost and work involved in restoring a vehicle that usually do something stupid....

There's been a few times that I've let a kid sit in the driver's seat of my 69 charger and let mom or dad take his/her picture. As long as I'm standing right there...


I don't know about you guys, but it seems that with the brand we have we usually get the "dukes of hazzard" types. Leather jackets with zippers, wallets on chain leashes, sharp wrist bands, etc. I think they're drawn to old mopars like the dawn of the dead zombies are drawn to the living.
The comment I've heard more than once is - I had one of these and sold it. My response is - O.K. ~ we all make mistakes 

One of the weirdest comments I heard about my car was at a car show by a show judge. I entered my charger in the muscle car class, and the judge said it wasn't a muscle car because my car has air conditioning (which came with the car).

All in all, I think we should keep in mind that no matter what negative comment anyone says about your car, it is YOUR car. They don't have one and you do!

[FLG]

Hey BRS im one of those idiots with the chain wallets 

Dont worry, i never get that close to someones car and its not long at all, but if i do i just take it and wrap it in my fist.

[dadstoy66]

I was just at one Saturday at Hooters I hate going to them any more. I was out checking out the other rides. I came back to my car to find a teenager resting on my passenger door. This was a bunch of kids with rice burners all standing between my car and there's . I just blew up on the kid and cleared out the area and since he was so fu$$ing tired I got a folding chair for him.

[BlueSS454]

All in all, I think we should keep in mind that no matter what negative comment anyone says about your car, it is YOUR car. They don't have one and you do!

Bingo 
One of my favorite reponses to a jackass making a dumb comment is...."Where's yours???"