Event Coverage FUNNIEST THING OVERHEARD AT CRUISE OR SHOW?

Something just a little bit different...

Approaching the halfway point on the 3rd Annual SWMO Hot Rod Hundred, I'm leading the group, and I come around a bend to see a Lawrence County Sheriff's car, lights on, blocking both lanes of the two lane rural highway. He hops out of his cruiser and comes over to visit with me. Conversation went something like this:

Deputy: Sir, I can't let you pass through here, we've got a 5K race on this part of the highway.

Me: Uh...well...I've got about 150 cars following me, so I guess we have a problem.

Deputy: Are you SERIOUS???

Me: Yup.

Deputy looks back down the highway with hotrods as far as he can see, and says to me: Give me a few minutes.

Deputy comes back over to me and says: Go on through. I convinced them to delay the start.

Would have loved to have heard the radio conversation between him and the folks on the other end!



(for those of you "Pic's or it didn't happen" folks)

 

Yes!! We are all perfect!! The rest are all f%$k Up!!! Pete

 

So that's what that was all about...I thought those guys with the table and cups in the middle of the highway were selling lemonade! Lol

 

I don't have a problem with the general public, it's the car guys that say to me "That's not a real Pheaton, they didn't make 2 doors in 32." Duh!

 

George, your rant was a lot more diplomatic than my initial thoughts about this thread. The truth is, the only stupid question is the one that is never asked, and I've been guilty many times over because I didn't want to look stupid.

Go figure.

 

It's thread on an internet forum. Some of you guys take trivial topics way too seriously.

 

Now that's a GOOD one!!!!Bruce.

 

Further irony with this story. I sent an e-mail to the Lawrence County Sheriff's office to tell them thanks for working with us to resolve this. This morning, I received an e-mail back, telling me that they would pass on my thank you to the deputy. It came from Sheriff Brad A. DeLay.

 

the Pontiacs had a choice of all 4 brands of motors , I have seen them with olds 260, 350's and buick 231's ,350's and only the buick v-6 in the later years and straight 6 chevys and v-8 chevs ( 305) after a certain point the only motors were the 350 poncho , buick 231 or 305 chevy , I used to hate it as I had a omega with a buick under the hood , and the pontiac came with a chebby ( which was replaced by a 455 Poncho ) and my wifes apollo had a 260 olds , and lets not forget the x frame 77 to 84 Phoenix , had a 77 with a Iron duke , great commuter car , was outlawed on the interstate ... as it had a hard time doing 55 .

 

I don't attend many shows, and this maybe why. There always seems to be some car expert who introduces my Willys Jeepster to his buddy as a VW "Thing". At this point I remind him, "No ,this is the vehical that won the war".

 

In 2006 we were in Port Alberni Racing, they had a little Car Show before the race at the Public Market on the Quay.
When it was over and we were winching the Dragster in to the Trailer two older and very senior ladies were watching this go on. The one old dear says to her friend, "I thought Horse people were bad for spending their money foolishly, these Car people are worse". My wife and I had a good chuckle afterwards.

 

At last and honest man. Icon: Thumbs up!

 

This happened a few years ago at the antique motorcycle club of america show in Rhinebeck N.Y.

I met up with my buddy Kyle and his girlfriend (who's name escapes me).
I noticed she had a Band-Aid on her upper lip, I asked "What happened?"
She said "Oh I was cutting the neck out of a Sportster when the cut off wheel blew up."
I asked"Will you marry me!?"
They laughed

 

Some spectators know more about us than we want to admit...

 

He's right. Only put Hemi's in!

 

Not really. Make fun of the non savvy "EXPERTS"

 

Had the same thing happen to me as road blocker on the Chicago "Toys for Tots" toy run. Only it was a civilian that wanted to get across the street. "I need to get through". I said "Look down the street. There's 20,000 Motorcycles coming. YOU will just have to wait an hour or three!"

 

HUH?

 

Might have been mentioned before but I just missed it. I frequently get "What color are you going to paint it?????"

 

Went to the first cruise inn of the season yesterday, I mostly wanted some seat time in the coupe. It was very cool and windy, so turn out was thin. A young guy came up to me and asked if the coupe was one of those cartoon cars they put on tee shirts. I said , yep, this is the one! Nice kid, I thought is was funny.

 

Yep, I agree. The young kids can come up with funny remarks.
Less funny, when the kids Dad asks the same questions . LOL

 

How can you put a kid down that really wasn't a stupid question?

 

I didn't think he was putting the kid down. It's funny. In a good way.

 

Ignorant doesn't bother me any. It just basically means uninformed. No shame there really. As so often has been said it's not what people know that gets them into trouble, but what they know, that just ain't so.

The belligerently ignorant are the problem. Politics is chock full of 'em too, 'cept we can't talk about them here.

 

Not putting the kid down, like I said, NICE KID, got a kick out of it, SO RELAX!!!

 

Right! Don't take it personal, its just funny...

 

Personly I think it's funny. Maybe he's read too many old "Cartoons". Seen your car and went "WOW". If your avatar is the same car.

 

We were sitting in the coupe at a very busy outdoor car show/cruise. On the main day there are reported to be 40000 extra people in town. This particular very crowded busy day an Elderly lady comes up to and says" go on start your hot rod and give it a big rev and drive right through that crowd, it's gonna get messy but just do it for fun". Huh where the heck did that bizarre mass murder comment spring from...... May she was getting frustrated from senility?

 

This happened about 20 years ago. My wife and I were riding around in our neighborhood one Sunday afternoon in our 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan. Two young boys were playing in the front yard of one of the houses. One little boy stops and points at us going down the street and says to the other little boy "Look at that BIG volkswagon!".