abarth2litre
1800CC SOHC X1/9
That was what the second place car guy said to me. What did I say? " I felt like I got kicked in the nutz. Well, I do tell you guyz when we win and I will tell when we loose but this one hurt, here is the set up.
We went to a small show in Croton NY sponsored by the rotory and the road Knights a local car club. A small show and I pulled in next to a very clean '73 MGB and the a beautiful '64 Giulia parked next to me. Well he was very nice guy and loved the X. I checked the trophy stand and there was one class with 3 awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd "Best Foreign Car". So I was competing with the guyz next to me and several others . A nice 240 Z. a Sunbeam Tiger, a Triumph TR 5 and a Super Beetle.
Well the day went well and the Judges came to our cars they asked the MGB to open his engine hood (hint that usually means the engine is not restored )
Then they came to the X and the older Judge came as far as the interior but not to the engine?? Then they went too the Alpha. The 2 judges spent time talking and finally the younger Judge convinced the older one to look at the X engine and I talked to them so I felt better. Both Judges spent more time chating in front of our cars with a guy who owns a "Blown Vega" who I think is a officer in the Road Knights. I was puzzled because I had the feeling that they were conversing about our 3 cars???:hmm:.
Ok, trophy time came and I was fairly certain I was in the top 3 with the Alpha and the MGB. The day was good lotz of positive response from the crowd.
OK award time 3rd place best foreign?.. 73 MGB
2nd place ... Alpha.... I felt yes! we got the first place
and the best foreign car went to??...Sunbeam Tiger..:shock:
.WHAT!? that ugly metallic Purple Tiger What the F?
I was shocked.
I congratulated the Alpha owner :clap:
and he said, "Ron I am sorry, when I got second I thought for sure you had first, that was your trophy." he then said "Ron you were robbed it's these Muscle head judges they love anything with a V -8 sorry man." :mad4:
We entered another "big show today and I bumped into a Fiat fan who asked how we did yesterday and I told him that the purple Tiger won he shook his head and said that the tiger was a member of the Road Knights Car club. He said sorry but that's politics.:mallet:
We didn't win today, but, it was a big show with 100 trophy's and only 1 dedicated to foreign which they gave to a beetle not a real show for Imports so no biggie.
Just thought yo guyz might want to see what beat me. Better get a vomit pail ready before yo look at it.
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We went to a small show in Croton NY sponsored by the rotory and the road Knights a local car club. A small show and I pulled in next to a very clean '73 MGB and the a beautiful '64 Giulia parked next to me. Well he was very nice guy and loved the X. I checked the trophy stand and there was one class with 3 awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd "Best Foreign Car". So I was competing with the guyz next to me and several others . A nice 240 Z. a Sunbeam Tiger, a Triumph TR 5 and a Super Beetle.
Well the day went well and the Judges came to our cars they asked the MGB to open his engine hood (hint that usually means the engine is not restored )
Then they came to the X and the older Judge came as far as the interior but not to the engine?? Then they went too the Alpha. The 2 judges spent time talking and finally the younger Judge convinced the older one to look at the X engine and I talked to them so I felt better. Both Judges spent more time chating in front of our cars with a guy who owns a "Blown Vega" who I think is a officer in the Road Knights. I was puzzled because I had the feeling that they were conversing about our 3 cars???:hmm:.
Ok, trophy time came and I was fairly certain I was in the top 3 with the Alpha and the MGB. The day was good lotz of positive response from the crowd.
OK award time 3rd place best foreign?.. 73 MGB
2nd place ... Alpha.... I felt yes! we got the first place
and the best foreign car went to??...Sunbeam Tiger..:shock:
.WHAT!? that ugly metallic Purple Tiger What the F?
I was shocked.
I congratulated the Alpha owner :clap:
and he said, "Ron I am sorry, when I got second I thought for sure you had first, that was your trophy." he then said "Ron you were robbed it's these Muscle head judges they love anything with a V -8 sorry man." :mad4:
We entered another "big show today and I bumped into a Fiat fan who asked how we did yesterday and I told him that the purple Tiger won he shook his head and said that the tiger was a member of the Road Knights Car club. He said sorry but that's politics.:mallet:
We didn't win today, but, it was a big show with 100 trophy's and only 1 dedicated to foreign which they gave to a beetle not a real show for Imports so no biggie.
Just thought yo guyz might want to see what beat me. Better get a vomit pail ready before yo look at it.
http://s892.phot