[ckissick]

I asked on the Samba but they don't get much traffic over there. Would the people who run the Pebble Beach Concours even consider letting a very nice 1950 split window beetle infiltrate their lofty ranks? I've entered mine at Hillsborough and Stanford and was pleasantly surprised at the smiles and positive vibes I got from the rich dudes with their fancy Ferraris and Aston Martins. After all, half of them drove an old beetle in high school.

Should I even bother applying? I'm not even sure there's a class for me. Perhaps preservation class, as the car has never undergone a full restoration and has barely been touched since the early '60s.