who won the RIDLER,

[Bob Johnson]

Yup. I was there and I agree. The Challenger had an incredible presence. But the judges as a group, either didn't get it or were afraid to pick a car that wasn't a modern street rod. The pendulum on that basic black car had swung too far in the direction of performance (away from style)



With your car, the pendulum will swing back and forth in both directions until it comes off the hinge. I can already see them fainting:
Oh my! It looks like Alan Johnson forgot to paint the firewall. And why didn't they use airbags? Oh my gosh! The frame tubing is exposed. Someone get a doctor!

Goodguys is trying to gently bridge the gap between its core street rod constituency and the new muscle car craze. That means that Roy Pigford Novas are exactly what they are looking for. A street rod in muscle car clothes. Your car ain't gentle. and it ain't a street rod.

Along the same lines, I don't see the point in bringing the II Much Chevy II to G-G Columbus--especially since a Chevy II won last year. But hey, maybe if there's another aggressive car around, it will make the 'cuda look more "socially acceptible". Maybe we should park II Much next to you guys?

I can tell you that everyone I talked to voted for the Challenger..and I talked to many of the judges..Bobby won it in 2004 with the T-Bird..The Nova was slated to be there and the hood flew up and he couldn't make it..The Nova more than likely would have beat the T-Bird of Alloways in 2004...Get where I'm going here...The judges at Goodguys know cars..They have picked guys in the past that know cars..I don't think anyone of them will have a hard time understanding anything that the Cuda has..now the ISCA guys..that's a whole different story