In the last two years I have not won a single trophy or award from any of the shows that are popular vote. Even if mine is almost 20 years old, it is still too new for the crowd that loves the late 50's and early 60's stuff. Just look at the HUGE Cops and Rodders show and see who the people, that bought the trophies, vote for. They give out 85 awards and we get squat. I had a 1969 Corvette (in Riverside Gold) with factory side exhaust and an L88 hood with a 350 LT-1 motor that was all done up with chrome accents and was in modified class. When you went to an NCCA show, there were at least 2-3 judges per car that spent over 10 minutes looking at everything from dirt under the fender lips, under the dash, under the bumpers and places you would not think off. If you won something at these shows, you know you had a special car. Plus the trophies weighed about 10 pounds and were real marble and wood and looked like something you were proud to win. Today you spend $20 to get in and they give you a plaque that a Cub Scout Troop made out of cardboard. Just my
