[keith k]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

I live in Dayton, OH, where it is held. I was very "Turned Off' by the event about 10 years ago. I drove my 68 400 4-speed convertible, show quality car to the event and was turned away at the gate! A very snobbish worker said "you can park that car out in the spectator lot, that's not a Trans Am". I was taken back by that comment and just drove it home. I also contacted organizers one year about bringing the Boss Bird to the event. Didn't want any special treatment, but wanted to make sure we could unload it and get it on display without a giant hassle. They showed little to no interest in having the fastest Trans Am ever in their show or event. Now as a Trans Am owner again, i will probably go take a look and see if the attitude has changed any. If I want to belong to an "elite club" I would go buy a Porsche. That's been my experience.

I've gone about once every 4 or 5 years for the last 20 years or so. Your experience with the '68 is surprising, as I always recall there being a reasonable number of first gen Birds (that weren't T/As) when I've gone. But I've also seen that the mix of "staff" folks you might run into can range from a very positive to a very negative experience. Probably just the nature of putting on a once-a-year event with what I assume are mostly volunteers.

Weather looks decent for this weekend as of right now, so I may go down just for Saturday, since it's been about 5 years since I was last there...