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I went to a Lions Club Car Show in Rochester this afternoon, just to look. This used to always be a packed show - There were probably only 30 to 40 cars, where normally 200 show up.
I understand it was supposed to rain, but it was nice all morning and didn't rain until about 3...Are all shows like this now? I don't go very often anymore...
Gary
I think it's getting that way Gary. How many decades can you look at the same cars and hear the same stories?
Sign of the times.
almost wouldnt mind seeing a buncha pieced together daily hotrods, but a lot of stigma and other unwanted associations prevent such "creativity" .
When I used to go to local car shows it was a way to network with people/ look at their cars/ steal ideas for mine- LOL. Now I just go on the internet/ FB and do the same thing there. Ask people about their cars/ mods online.
I quit going to all car related events, nothing interesting to me anymore. In my eyes, everything is the same o same o. Absolutely nothing impressive with anything new, any idiot can buy a vet, camaro, stank or hellcat then pay someone to make it “ custom” Sure bad ass, but nothing to see here folks , look there’s a better one right there .... and there , over there plus 100 more on the way!
Show me a back alley built pinto with a turbo coupe swap , I’d probably dig it enough to look for more than 3 sec. All bets off if it looks like it would cost more than 5 grand also, don’t need to be 50k to be the coolest thing in the lot.
"Front wheels will jump a Coke bottle on the street." I've heard that more than a few times. That said, I still enjoy shows since its car related.
Some of the cruise nights are packed. My guess is that the threat of rain kept numbers low.
First off...whats a lions club, Im 35 and assume its like an Elks, American Legion? Moose?, KofC?
What did you drive there?
Last time i took my car to the 7-11 in Taylor(Northline) after work..(tuesdays, the old dudes park there and get their lawn chairs out)...some guy gave me shit for wiping down my car and under the hood.... I usually pop the hood, go get a slurpee, and usually arrive back with people staring at the Inline 6 under the hood and the Q&A starts. The guy giving me shit was in good fun. He goes...."Damnit, now i have to clean mine too.. ".. His 60's muscle had a lot of tree sap, leaves in the cowl,, dust on it.
The Bakers get togethers are great, I think.
I cant wait to get out to Woodward. Just a few laps after getting a RedCoat burger is a good time on sunny days.
I drove my regular car there and just went around noon to look at the cars, not participate.
Lions Club is for Leader dogs...
http://www.rochesterlionsclub.org/
Here was the show flyer
http://www.rochesterlionsclub.org/in...-a-custom-show
As I mentioned, there are usually a lot of cars in this show and they don't let anything new than a 1993...
Gary
Did you ever replace the cooling fans?? I have a Jegs coupon for $20 off anything over $100 you could use.Quote:
Originally Posted by AutoRoc
Gotta believe the rain, or threat of rain, scared some people away. Was at the truck/tractor pulls at MIS this weekend and the spectator turnout for the quality of the event was pretty weak. I think that is a problem with any outdoor event these days is the ability to look at radar/instant weather etc, and if it even looks like it might rain people don't go.
On the other hand if you have been a car guy all your life it takes a bit to impress you and after a while you stop going unless it's something special. I try to make a couple shows every year. I don't mind sitting around and hearing the stories about how fast people would be if they actually ran their car.
I still cruise...
and I'm signed up for The Back to the Bricks Promo tour in june
I still go to shows all the time. Cruise nights where people just roll in and out for the evening aren't my thing though.
Incidentally Gary a guy I work with said his blue 71 Challenger won best muscle car at that show. He said it was poorly attended due to the rain.
My friend with a Galaxy wagon did not go due to the weather.
Tuesday night, Sharks Club on M59 across from Oakland County Airport is packed with cars (thursday is motorcycles).
Sunday, Baker's in Milford is always packed.
Those are the two regular weekly car shows I drive by on a weekly basis.
Monday night, lakeside mall by great lakes restaurant
who is going to St Ignace this year ?
Always a great turn out thereQuote:
Originally Posted by dline
Yep that's a fun one.Quote:
Originally Posted by JpMotorsports
Culver’s in lake Orion
I am more the opposite. I like to drive/cruise not sit at a show! Who has time to just sit all day (not me)?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozz
Who has time to do anything? I'd have to skirt other plans to do cruise nights; shows aren't much different aside from being longer and I do them less frequently than most people do cruises.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krazybones
I don't know, the blue sky car show in Romulus still seems to do alright. It's Thursday nights. As far as the other car shows, I don't know. I seen dooleys had a big one going on last week on maybe a Monday? But lots of imports.
That, and the cops became dicks. Pull you over and take your car for a little smokey burnout in front of the car show. ��
Cruises (the big little ones like fort street have been dying for 12 years now.
Maybe it's the cost of Michigan auto insurance, at least in Wayne county. Car insurance on 2 vehicles at the age of 33 with no points since I was 22, and it's still half my house payment. :-D I couldnt imagine putting plates and insurance on my mustang as well. We won't even get into how long it takes at Secretary of State just to get a new license plate. :-D