Anybody got any tips on little things you can do to make your car look better/stand out at a car show? I'm entering one with a friend of mine Saturday and just thought I could get some ideas from people here who have show experience.

BTW, it's an indoor show so that should be pretty sweet.

 

clean, clean, clean... every nook and cranny. Don't clutter your display area up with stuff. It takes away from the car and makes it harder for the judges to look over your car. At most indoor shows they judge undercarriage, so clean it really good. A piece of mirror or mirror plex would be a nice touch under the car for viewing the undercarriage.

Hubby and I toured ISCA for 3 years with his 88 Z. We retired the car from showing in 97 finishing as International Class Champion, 3rd best International Custom and Sportsman of the Year. Here's how we showed the car the first year 1994-95 season


here's how we finished the 97 year

 

That's a bit more that I'll be able to do but man that car is clean. Thanks for the tips. Anyone else.

 

did anyone notice the car went from t-tops to a vert?

 

I think it was orignially a hard-top. They've put alot of work in that car.

--VIP1

 

yep

 

Can you post up that site that shows the car in the different stages of its life? That was cool.

--VIP1

 

that car looks familiar, did you have it in the Houston Autorama car show?

Last time I went was like 4 years ago duing Thanksgiving weekend.

 

here's an album w/ a few pics
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=106131

 

cool, yea ive seen it last time i went to the autorama when i was like 11 or 12, now im nearly 18, so its been a while, but I remember it.

 

Thanks for the photos.

--VIP1

 

yep, we used to show the car at Houston autorama a few years back. Now she's my husband's daily driver

 

wow that's all the same car? I'm impressed. I can't imagine how much hassle it was to convert to t-tops then vert...did you buy donor cars for the many body parts you needed? Do you guys own an autobody shop? Did your hubby do all the work? What a huge project. Very impressive, hardtop to t's to vert...wow. The different interiors too...hard to believe all the same car same owner.

 

thanks
the car actually began life in 1988 as a hardtop car, hubby made it a t-top car a few years later. We bought 2 wrecked verts for the conversion. We do own a body shop and husband has done all the work on the car himself. We did have a sheetmetal guy do the firewall work.

 

Take a look at this...

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/how...5/article.html

First half of the article is about detailing the engine compartment, but the second half give some tips on preparing for a show.