Car Shows - Awards Won and Discussion

[Hokie]

I searched and didn't see a thread specifically about awards owners have won at local car shows. I thought it would be interesting to hear about and/or see pics. of awards we pick up as we show our D's, and hear interesting stories about the particular show. I know each award I've won over the past two years has its own story, and I'm sure yours does as well. I'll start with one I won today, and I hope we can keep this thread going this year and the years to come. Thank you.

[Hokie]

Today I attended the 6th annual show at a large high school in North Carolina. The show was a fundraiser for their national champion marching band and winter guard. $15 entry fee, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, vendors - the usual. This was the first show I've been to that awarded trophies - all in the past have awarded plaques or acrylic. The judges made a determination of categories after the judging and based on the cars in attendance, which was a bit unusual. In this show, I won second place in the "foreign cars" category :) First place went to a brand new off the showroom floor 2015 Ferrari. I had to LOL about being in the same category with that! One last interesting tidbit - a burst of wind came through and blew all of the trophies off the display table and onto the pavement. So each winner walked away with some sort of damage to their award. It was a great show overall and a good cause. 5 hour show. Wide mix of vehicles and award categories.

[DavidProehl]

I don't recall if I posted this before, and it may be a little old to be eligible for this thread, but last year at this time I won the DeLorean category at the Dixon British car show. Thanks to some sweet talking from DMC Nor Cal club president Ken we qualified for entry because we were build in Ireland and funded by the British government. :)

I get to show my car in the winner circle tomorrow. Very excited about it.

Here are is a photo of my car, and me (far left) with the award:

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Sorry about the large images, for some reason it won't display a thumbnail for me.

[SS Spoiler]

Kalispell, MT has three parades a year, Glacier Street rod, forth of July and the county fair.
My wife and I were at the local library last year both wearing back to the future T-shirts and
the head librarian ask "you guys have a DELOREAN?" How about joining the group representing
the library? We got info about the parade times and showed up. Judging took place before the
parade. Two ladies came over with a 30 inch tall trophy for best "antique car" It now stands
proudly in the garage [because my wife doesn't like blue]........works for me

[Riley88]

Kalispell, MT has three parades a year, Glacier Street rod, forth of July and the county fair.
My wife and I were at the local library last year both wearing back to the future T-shirts and
the head librarian ask "you guys have a DELOREAN?" How about joining the group representing
the library? We got info about the parade times and showed up. Judging took place before the
parade. Two ladies came over with a 30 inch tall trophy for best "antique car" It now stands
proudly in the garage [because my wife doesn't like blue]........works for me

"Best Antique car", i fell out of my chair laughing!

[ccurzio]

"Best Antique car", i fell out of my chair laughing!

Why is that funny?

[Riley88]

Why is that funny?

Idk the DeLorean yes its old, but it doesnt strike me antique old. I think 50 years or older for that. Like if it was a 1930 or 1950s sure! But an 80s? That was only 30 something years ago

[ccurzio]

Idk the DeLorean yes its old, but it doesnt strike me antique old. I think 50 years or older for that. Like if it was a 1930 or 1950s sure! But an 80s? That was only 30 something years ago

Cars that qualify as "antique" are typically 25 years old and older.

Antique doesn't always mean "really realy old." The original Macintosh computer was introduced in 1984, but there's absolutely no question that it's an antique computer.

[DMCVegas]

My car is "younger" than I am, yet is now considered an antique. Motley Crue is now on the Classic Rock station. I have started referring to anyone younger than me as "kid"...

When did I get so old...

[Gfrank]

I used to do car shows almost every weekend before with another car of mine, had a decent trophie case if I do say so. Got tired of the show deal and have only taken the delorean to one or two. The latest one, in the spring, bigger one in Toronto I won my class day one, believe the class was 79-89 orginal/restored. Good part about it was Courtney Henson was the one giving out the awards lol



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[Kenny_Z]

I've only attended one show that gave out trophies. That's where Red lost "best of the 80's" to an 85 Chrysler New Yorker.

[Hokie]

Attended a local show today, the same show where I won "People's Choice" 2 years ago. The thing is, they don't advertise to the attendees that there is a People's Choice award, they only tell the car owners. Each owner gets a ballet for each person he brought with him, so often the winner is the car owner who brought the most people with him thus guaranteeing multiple votes. As usual, I generated the most interest (totally mobbed) but as I say none of the folks knew anything about voting, which I didn't mind because I won it once anyway.

[MTDMC]

I just won a trophy last weekend with my car, second place for Original/Restored 1980-1989. It was a judged car show. One another award in 2013 best for 1980-1990.

[mluder]

Took second place behind a Rolls Royce in the 25th Annual "Cruisin' to Sherwood" street show last weekend. It was my first time for that show over 500 cars and 10,000 visitors. Lot of fun, nice group of owners. Fans were awesome. I like to sit back and listen to them freak out when they stumble on the car. Or hear them shout, "Hear it is, we found it!" because someone told them there was one at the show. That's the joy of ownership... sitting back and seeing everyone get that huge grin when they see it... the same one I get every time I drive it.

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Cheers
Steven

[Stainless]

At a local show with around 300 cars, I won an award from a sponsor in the form of a free night's stay at a recently completed Courtyard Marriott. IMHO, a free hotel beats getting another plaque that I'd put in a drawer with the others. I enjoyed the variety in the awards.

[Hokie]

Sometimes the door prizes are better than any award. I won a $100 off coupon (written on the back of a business card) for a set of tires last year. Used it last week - just like cash. Made off like a bandit.

[Hokie]

Went to a car show in the Foothills of NC last weekend. Two nice young judges came up to my car just to admire it - judging hadn't started yet. They explained the process and mentioned that all parts of the car would be reviewed, inside and out, and questions would be asked. So I started detailing the car, looked up and noticed my judging sheet had been taken. A THIRD judge, had walked up, grabbed my sheet and kept on walking. No review, no questions, no stopping. Obviously not a fan. Later, the original two young judges came by to see if I'd been judged yet - obviously they were hoping no so they could do it. So, I didn't have the best luck in this show. You never know what kind of judge you're going to get. And as usual, I was the overwhelming crowd favorite but there was no award for that.

[Delorean3610]

36268My first award, it was a Boy Scout troop car show. As a former local scout I felt obligated to bring my car. The best thing was that the trophies were pinewood derby cars carved by the scouts themselves. Best antique (pre 1990)

[SS Spoiler]

Out in the burning northwest Montana my wife and I have been in five local parades
and six local car shows. Brought home one first place trophy. But like they say
every trip in a DeLorean is a parade.


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Kalispell, MT

[Bruce Johnson]

Last month I was invited as a special guest by a local car club, Gold Coast Rods, to their annual "Back In Time" car show on Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey. There were pre-70's cars and hot rods, but my car got most of the attention. At the awards ceremony, they surprised me with this:

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[Hokie]

Today I attended an event with approx. 110 cars. I was the ONLY 'exotic' in attendance - all the rest were either new American muscle or restored muscle/classics. There were about 10 specialty awards and an additional "top 50" for a total of 60 awards. I got squat. There's no middle ground with this car - you either get lots of attention and top prize, or...shunned, lol!


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[Chris 16409]

We have a yearly British Car Show in my town. They make a DeLorean class when we show up with at least 3 cars. They hand out first and second place for every class, so two of us are guaranteed awards.

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[David T]

We have a yearly British Car Show in my town. They make a DeLorean class when we show up with at least 3 cars. They hand out first and second place for every class, so two of us are guaranteed awards.

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Having gone to many local shows, and some big ones too, the Delorean is an under-appreciated car. The British shows see it as an American car and the American shows see it as an import. The awards mean nothing. I go for the appreciation of the crowds and the kids. With the doors open people see it from across the field and come flocking to it passing other more expensive or exotic cars. Just about everyone smiles when they see it and thank me for bringing it. IMHO the only awards that matter are the ones given out by DCS where Deloreans compete against other Deloreans in the Concours. Those judges know what a Delorean is supposed to look like and only they can properly judge a Delorean. That is not to say I have never won awards at local show, I just don't get them often.

[DMC-81]

We have a yearly British Car Show in my town. They make a DeLorean class when we show up with at least 3 cars. They hand out first and second place for every class, so two of us are guaranteed awards.

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Congrats! :thumbup:

[Jonathan]

We have a yearly British Car Show in my town. They make a DeLorean class when we show up with at least 3 cars. They hand out first and second place for every class, so two of us are guaranteed awards.

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The British Car Show in this area is a bit of a big one. 1,000+ cars is typical. We have had our own class for a few years and this year we had 15 cars in total I think it was. We also have had a "gentleman's rule" on entering your car for judging such that if you've ever won 1st place, you don't enter, so that someone else can win.

We're probably pretty close to all the regulars having won 1st place at least once, so in a "even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once and a while" kind of way, I won 1st place this year. Yee haw! A plaque, a little jug of car cleaner stuff and bragging rights 'til next year. Didn't hurt that our Time Machine owner didn't enter considering he had about a million people around his car the entire day.

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I even came sporting my first DMC t-shirt from back in the day... in an effort not to show up wearing the same shirt as half the other guys there. Ends up looking like we're all wearing the required uniform or something. Done that more times than I can count. :)

[Dangermouse]

Now we know what Jonathan looks like :)

And his Bono glasses.

Wish I could time a trip to Canada with that show. Would be like the high street where I grew up ;). Except the cars would be cleaner. And there is sunshine ;)

[DL4567]

Today I attended an event with approx. 110 cars. I was the ONLY 'exotic' in attendance - all the rest were either new American muscle or restored muscle/classics. There were about 10 specialty awards and an additional "top 50" for a total of 60 awards. I got squat. There's no middle ground with this car - you either get lots of attention and top prize, or...shunned, lol!



I started reading your post, and thought "must be in the South".... looked under your screen name and.... yyyyep! The South. It sucks, doesn't it? I was just having this discussion today with someone at work, about shows around here only having American muscle and such, and feeling like an oddball with the DeLorean, so I rarely go because it's not much fun. Cool exotic shows are few and far between. It's really frustrating. The caffeine and octane show here (our version of whatever wording of coffee and gasoline) is a zoo, extremely hectic, far, and too stupid early to go to. Great turnout of everything you can imagine including exotics, but WTF... why do people love Sunday morning at 7am so much?

[mluder]

I'm in the Pacific Northwest and almost all of our shows are American muscle cars. I go to them anyway because I'm a trouble maker and like to upset "those" guys. I always get a chuckle when people push past the 6 or 7 Mustangs and Corvettes to get to the one DeLorean. I bet my car gets more pictures and excitement then any of the others.

Also - in the judged competitions I never win... Only time I do is when its a limited category - 80s and newer or import typically only has one or two cars. I also almost always win when the voting is sponsor's choice or public voting. The British field meet around here is huge - more than 300 cars pre-register and a lot more just show up day of. Both years I participated I took first place beating out some McLarens and Aston Martins.

The take away - don't go to street rod shows and expect to win awards or get respect from the ohter owners. There's a few exceptions but most of them aren't nice to us. Still go - if nothing more than to upset the balnce.
Find yourself and nice Brit show or an orphan car show... You'll have a good time because those owners are weirdos... just like us.

Cheers
Steven

[blueshark66]

I'm in the Pacific Northwest and almost all of our shows are American muscle cars. I go to them anyway because I'm a trouble maker and like to upset "those" guys. I always get a chuckle when people push past the 6 or 7 Mustangs and Corvettes to get to the one DeLorean. I bet my car gets more pictures and excitement then any of the others.

Also - in the judged competitions I never win... Only time I do is when its a limited category - 80s and newer or import typically only has one or two cars. I also almost always win when the voting is sponsor's choice or public voting. The British field meet around here is huge - more than 300 cars pre-register and a lot more just show up day of. Both years I participated I took first place beating out some McLarens and Aston Martins.

The take away - don't go to street rod shows and expect to win awards or get respect from the ohter owners. There's a few exceptions but most of them aren't nice to us. Still go - if nothing more than to upset the balnce.
Find yourself and nice Brit show or an orphan car show... You'll have a good time because those owners are weirdos... just like us.

Cheers
Steven

OK, newbie question (apologies ahead of time): What does our beloved D qualify as? Import? Domestic? Obviously an orphan. Just curious. Never thought about it before reading this thread.

[DMC-81]

OK, newbie question (apologies ahead of time): What does our beloved D qualify as? Import? Domestic? Obviously an orphan. Just curious. Never thought about it before reading this thread.

I think it's classed, (informally or formally) as an exotic.

[David T]

I think it's classed, (informally or formally) as an exotic.

Depends on the show and the available classes. Usually thrown among the British cars but could be orphan, could be import. Not usually exotic.

[DMC-81]

Depends on the show and the available classes. Usually thrown among the British cars but could be orphan, could be import. Not usually exotic.

I'm sure it depends on the show and the geographical area, but besides show classifications, in my experience, the word that other people use to describe the car's class out around while driving it or discussing it is time and time again "exotic". I've never heard the word British used to describe it at all. That's what I meant by informal class.

Maybe the lack of a hard classification is part of the problem with owners of other classes that give DeLorean owners the snub....It's an exotic, it's a classic, it's rare, it's famous, it's beloved by even non-car people etc.

One of the most popular events that we show our Deloreans at in Central Florida is the Celebration Exotic Car Festival.

[mluder]

OK, newbie question (apologies ahead of time): What does our beloved D qualify as? Import? Domestic? Obviously an orphan. Just curious. Never thought about it before reading this thread.

Agree with others... Depends on the show.
I've been in Exotic, European, Import, 80s and Newer, and various variations like 80s and Newer Import, etc.

Cheers
Steve

[Henrik]

I took my D to a (albeit small) car show a couple of weekends ago. It took place in the town square of a relatively upscale neighborhood. The cars there were predominantly your typical, restored muscle cars and kids with the tuner Corvettes/Mustangs/Hellcats (yawn) with neon lights and such. Nevertheless, it didn’t take long before a line was starting to form by my car where kids and the moms wanted to check out the doors and the inside and ask about flux capacitors whereas the dads wanted to know about its history, the engine swap, what I plan to do next etc.

I didn’t really expect to win anything but was pleasantly surprised to learn that I had won the “Castle Hills Pick” where the uninitiated residents, i.e. regular people themselves got to vote for their overall favorite.

It just goes to show that everyone loves a Delorean. It’s an unusual car with an interesting story that people love and want to hear more about.

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