Car Show at Work Today

[Jeff Higgins]

Today is our annual charity car show at work, where we support a local "Books and Backpacks" drive for underpriviledged children going back to school in the fall. It's a pretty low-key show'n'shine kind of a deal.

Anyway, Magnum P.I. pulls in and parks next to me in his 308. Nice car; red with tan leather interior, in pretty much showroom condition. The guy places a sign inside both lower corners of the windshield saying "please do not touch. To guarantee your continued viewing pleasure of this fine automobile, it is requested that you look and do not touch".

You guys probably know me well enough to guess what happens next. I scamper back in to my desk and make my own window sign that reads: "Please feel free to touch. To guarantee maximum viewing pleasure of this vehicle, it is requested that you feel free to touch it, crawl under and all around it, or anything else that enhances your viewing pleasure. You can even sit in it and make engine noises if you like. Thank you for your cooporation".

[JTO]

Ha! That exactly what I would be inclined to do too Jeff!
Troy

[Schumi]

Awesome Jeff.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Anyway, Magnum P.I. pulls in and parks next to me in his 308. Nice car; red with tan leather interior, in pretty much showroom condition. The guy places a sign inside both lower corners of the windshield saying "please do not touch. To guarantee your continued viewing pleasure of this fine automobile, it is requested that you look and do not touch".

Was he wearing the requisite 8 different pieces of clothing with the prancing horse? If not, then he's not really an F-car fan

[Laneco]

Actually, under no conditions should anyone EVER touch someone else's car without the owners explicit permission. This isn't something that should require a posted placard, this should be a basic part of good manners and respect.

Unfortunately, we're often a little short of good manners and respect... I came out of a store a couple of years ago to find a fellow sitting on the fender of Steve's freshly painted 77 911S. With jeans, with rivets...

As far as the "with permission" things go, I've let anybody who asks touch, sit in, etc., every car I've ever owned including the spyder. The spyder is a great hit at shows and everyone wants a picture of them in the car. Ask, and I'll even open the door and take the picture for you!

At one show, a fellow asked me if his friend could touch the spyder. The friend was blind. By all means, friend-I-have-just-met, touch away and "see" how beautiful it is.

angela

[gtc]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Anyway, Magnum P.I. pulls in and parks next to me in his 308 ... in pretty much showroom condition. ...

Sheesh, I bet it really pisses him off that he has to ruin his baby by driving it to a charity event. I bet he files an expense report for the depreciation caused by the extra 17 miles on the odometer.

[BRPORSCHE]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Was he wearing the requisite 8 different pieces of clothing with the prancing horse? If not, then he's not really an F-car fan

Mike thats exactly what natalie and I were thinking!

[Brillo]

Originally Posted by Laneco

Actually, under no conditions should anyone EVER touch someone else's car without the owners explicit permission. This isn't something that should require a posted placard, this should be a basic part of good manners and respect.

Unfortunately, we're often a little short of good manners and respect... I came out of a store a couple of years ago to find a fellow sitting on the fender of Steve's freshly painted 77 911S. With jeans, with rivets...

As far as the "with permission" things go, I've let anybody who asks touch, sit in, etc., every car I've ever owned including the spyder. The spyder is a great hit at shows and everyone wants a picture of them in the car. Ask, and I'll even open the door and take the picture for you!

At one show, a fellow asked me if his friend could touch the spyder. The friend was blind. By all means, friend-I-have-just-met, touch away and "see" how beautiful it is.

angela

Agreed.

The other day at a gas station with my 1912 Model T Ford, a couple of people asked me if they could take a picture of the car not of me, just the car. It was very refreshing in this age of cameras everywhere, that people would have the courtesy to ask before snapping a shot.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by Laneco

Unfortunately, we're often a little short of good manners and respect... I came out of a store a couple of years ago to find a fellow sitting on the fender of Steve's freshly painted 77 911S. With jeans, with rivets...

There's more to that story, and we wanna hear about it.

[GO DAWG GO]

Angela, (Laneco)

I would have paid to see that...I suppose you took out that knife and chased that azzhole under a parked car stabbing him through the rivets in his levis.

Steve is a happy man..

You know this thread is no good without pictures...We all want to see you with that knife...


Seriously

Ha!

Bob

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Was he wearing the requisite 8 different pieces of clothing with the prancing horse? If not, then he's not really an F-car fan

Sometimes, you just can't make this stuff up. I was out in the parking lot at the show during lunch, and the 308 owner comes walking out of the building. Red Ferrari hat, red Ferrari jacket, red Ferrari shirt, red Ferrari driving shoes, red Ferrari driving gloves. Reads my window sign and starts to look around, looking a little taken aback (I'm standing right there in an R Gruppe shirt) then asks "is this your car?" "Yup. Ya wanna sit in it?" Turned out to be a pretty nice guy, really. Owns a Boxster as his daily driver and reliable weekend fun car.

[924slover]

my last "show" car was a 69 fj-40 we found in a barn and mechanically restored it, so it wasn't any jewel but at the classics under the gunks show we have around here it was a HUGE hit and even when i was competing against perfect gto's and and many foreign sports cars i still had some votes for best in show, only because it brought back memories to allot of people who used to own one and they loved siting in it playing with things etc. They loved that it was my dd and it wasn't just another trailer queen. I hate when people lean or sit on any of the pcars i don't mind sitting in but on is over the line.

[teenerted1]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Sometimes, you just can't make this stuff up. I was out in the parking lot at the show during lunch, and the 308 owner comes walking out of the building. Red Ferrari hat, red Ferrari jacket, red Ferrari shirt, red Ferrari driving shoes, red Ferrari driving gloves. Reads my window sign and starts to look around, looking a little taken aback (I'm standing right there in an R Gruppe shirt) then asks "is this your car?" "Yup. Ya wanna sit in it?" Turned out to be a pretty nice guy, really. Owns a Boxster as his daily driver and reliable weekend fun car.

did you show him how to use your special carshow parking lot foaming detailer spray?

[CurtEgerer]

Good to see you're flying the RG flag correctly out there I'm a bit disappointed though that the car was sitting stationary and you weren't offering free joyrides or something. Now I know you didn't wash the car before the show ... so I won't even ask about that.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Good to see you're flying the RG flag correctly out there I'm a bit disappointed though that the car was sitting stationary and you weren't offering free joyrides or something. Now I know you didn't wash the car before the show ... so I won't even ask about that.

Hey, I performed my standard pre-car show detailing and prep. I got the leaf blower out and cleared all the beer cans out. I even remembered under the seats this time.

[DanielDudley]

Would you do a thread on how to remove beer cans with a leaf blower ?

Do you think it works for bottles too ?