Suggestions about car show judging???

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Oh yeah, the toy doll **** annihilates me to no end. Or model cars that are warped from sittting in the rear window. And those signs "don't sit on me unless you're naked" too.

Beer cans on the floor or a roach in the ashtray is a plus. So is something duct taped up.

I got a great idea. Make up a big fake horse shoe magnet out of wood or display foam. Paint it up good and letter on it, "BONDO CHECKER" and take it around when you look at the cars.

Bob

 

Bob,
You forgot my favorites, color coordinated radiator hoses and wire looms - and of course fake AN lines. Gary

 

Find out who the judges were before, and ask them.
You might get comments like "well, this is a nice car, but he's won too many times, so we give it to the president of the other club - just to be fair. Every 2 years we switch, so that everyone gets a chance".

"What if the car is great, but you don't know the guy?"
"Well, he's got to pay his dues, and he might win something after he's been here a few years"

"Why did car X win last year?"
"His wife is sick"

P***.

 

Just pick the most traditional one...... to your taste. The billit guys might be mad, but they will come to understand in a few years, hopefully.

 

Show update......there were a few really nice traditional rides, I have to say I favored them, especially a real nice three window '33 and a nice '32 real-steel Vicki. There was also an exceptional '36 sedan delivery black/flames. Lucky for me I didn't have to even look at the foreign cars and the late model **** or the "how high and ridiculous can I make this truck" cl***. Some one said some muscle car guys were arguing about the originality of one car based on it's I.D. plate, almost came to blows.

I left before they did the award presentation, I have no clue how it all came out.

 

Don't look at anything with a sbc. That will cut it down to two or three to pick from.

 

"Don't look at anything with a sbc"

Yes!!!
Then, knock out all crate motors.
Then, knock out all fakes (empty blowers, blowers with non-functioning drive, extra carbs with no linkage, decals for parts not used).
Then, deduct (not add) points for any and all commercially available expen$$$$ive parts regardless of quality - allowing those cars to win is the same as auctioning off a trophy.
Add points for any engineering ideas regardless of appearance.
Add points for any original hot-rod parts (same vintage as the car, or at least pre-1965).

Very short list now, yes?

 

Haven't judged a car show, but have judged some other stuff. Checklist is the only way to go. End of the day everything will run together in your head and that checksheet will be the only sorting tool around.

I wouldn't do the checksheet on specific items like condition of the gl***. More generalized, like one rating for build quality, one rating for the car's adherence to a clear theme/vision, etc. Definitely have a category for intangibles so your gut feel can factor in. And a comment line for cars that REALLY stick out.

Most of all have fun with it. You'll never make everyone happy, the best you can do is pay attention to the owners when they're talking. I think a lot of grumbling about judges comes from owners feeling like they were brushed off. Enjoy!

 

The one time I was involved in that, it was pretty much a checklist, you made sure the tires matched, the paint wasn't chipped to hell, and so on. The only exception was you didn't knock the all original cars down for not being quite as nice as the car someone restored last year. Which makes sense. Plus it all being on a checklist, if there's an argument, you can just show them the criteria for it.

 

Since they asked "YOU" to be a judge, I'd say vote for whatever car "YOU" like the best, regardless of why. And, like I said earlier, the idea or theme of the car is more important to me than the actual fit and finish. We've all seen high quality builds with an oongapoch "look", and some real tasty cars that were a bit rough around the edges.

 

do it like they did here select a 2006 mustang as best ford in show

 

i would give the car with paint chips a higher score it shows its driven.