<VV> "trailer queens" vs. drivers

[Michael Kovacs]

 I have a partly similar story. I restored the '69 Fitch for the '84 national. I did trailer it as it was quite pristine. Now the story changes. I ran it in the rally and autocross. When I got back to the hotel and raised the engine lid. I realized that I left the oil cap off the filler. 

 The entire compartment including the lid and under the engine was dripping oil. So I drove to the local FLAPS and got 2 cans of engine gunk cleaner. Back to the hotel and their loading dock. They had a huge hose to clean the dock, so the car got a high pressure washing top and bottom.

 I had to follow that with a total detailing of the compartment and under carriage. Exhausted and disgusted I quit for the day. At the concours the next day I expect a fair score, but that night at the banquet I took the class and wonder after wonder, best in show.

 Persistence pays off. Years later I drove it to the PA National it was still senior division quality. It is not a trailer queen now having toured the mountains in Vermont with Hemmings, and many local shows.. The trailer, however, is retired and holds (for the last 8 years) the next project. 


 
 MIKE KOVACS 



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From: "Ebarr19 at aol.com" <Ebarr19 at aol.com>
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Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 7:18:53 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> "trailer queens" vs. drivers

I agree with you Bill, when I restored my Fitch Sprint and drove it to its 
first convention Concours, it didn't make 85 points, the weather was rainy 
and I was not about to get under the car to clean.
I decided if I was going to do this then go hole hog, so I purchased an 
inclosed trailer and my scores got much better and in 1994 it made senior 
division and gold in 2000.
I sold it and the trailer to Jeff Kent in 2006 and he has also gottin gold 
with it. My point is I did not want to spend my time at shows under my car 
in the hot weather, even with the point penalty for trailering, it was worth 
it to me. 
Gene Barr
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