That car should have won best of show. IMHO, which doesn't stand for much. I voted for it as "Participants Choice" and the 56 Ford station wagon as "Peoples Choice". The article in the magazine doesn't give it justice in the quality of the build. Absolutely beautiful car.
His brother had another AMC car there which was very nice also.
For some reason, when I talk to folks about their cars, I don't get too excited about the real big dollar cars that the owners paid for everything to be done by someone else.
I remember the year that the Falcon station wagon won best of show at Hot August Nights in Reno. I talked to the husband and wife owners who told me they spent over a 1/4 million dollars getting the car done.
I am not jealous of the money, just doesn't impress me as much after putting thousands of hours in my own car to get it finished. In defense of the Falcon at Reno, the owners were older than me, and don't think they could have built a car too well.
I would probably be driving around in a car built by some specialist if I had millions, so I am getting off my high horse now. Larry