Y07Roadrunner
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Anyone here attend the AACA Hershey fall meet last week? Just curious what your thoughts are about the AACA (and the meet in general). When I joined the AACA several years ago I was jokingly told that it was an "old mans organization" that didn't care too much for our "modern" muscle car-era vehicles. After last week's meet, I'm having trouble arguing that point.
Being in my early-50's, I felt like one of the youngest people on the show field. My car was being evaluated for their "HPOF" (originality) designation. The judges who evaluated my vehicle left me believing that had no idea what they were looking at (to the extent that they told me that my body-color hood springs were "wrong" because they were supposed to be gray!). Of all the things they had to examine, one judge took the time to tell me that my spare tire & jack equipment was installed incorrectly in the trunk! I pointed to the 50-year-old jacking instruction decal on the trunk lid and showed him that my spare was mounted identically to the decal. He just kinda shrugged his shoulders and moved on. I know they were busy evaluating tons of different vehicles that day, but they showed little interest in my attempt to explain why my specific vehicle was correct down to the original vacuum hoses.
I guess this is just a rant, but it was disappointing that such a large organization couldn't find at least some judges who were versed in Chrysler production standards. The AACA claims that they stand for the preservation of automobiles, but then fell short when it came time to evaluate a completely OE time-capsule Chrysler product.
Am I out in left field, or have others had similar experiences???
Being in my early-50's, I felt like one of the youngest people on the show field. My car was being evaluated for their "HPOF" (originality) designation. The judges who evaluated my vehicle left me believing that had no idea what they were looking at (to the extent that they told me that my body-color hood springs were "wrong" because they were supposed to be gray!). Of all the things they had to examine, one judge took the time to tell me that my spare tire & jack equipment was installed incorrectly in the trunk! I pointed to the 50-year-old jacking instruction decal on the trunk lid and showed him that my spare was mounted identically to the decal. He just kinda shrugged his shoulders and moved on. I know they were busy evaluating tons of different vehicles that day, but they showed little interest in my attempt to explain why my specific vehicle was correct down to the original vacuum hoses.
I guess this is just a rant, but it was disappointing that such a large organization couldn't find at least some judges who were versed in Chrysler production standards. The AACA claims that they stand for the preservation of automobiles, but then fell short when it came time to evaluate a completely OE time-capsule Chrysler product.
Am I out in left field, or have others had similar experiences???