I thought the cars were fantastic. I had the '67 Olds. I was definitely out classed, but my car was the only one with an inspection sticker and rock chips from the Power Tour. I think it had a pretty good time in the autocross too, but I didn't make it to the show until Saturday. Did anyone see it run?

Having known Kyle and most of the guys at DSE, I don't see them being that way. To me, Kyle and DSE remind me of my old buddy, John Lingenfelter. He was a class act, let his cars and workmanship do all the talking. Do I think DSE got screwed, YES. The street machine award should go to a real street machine, not show cars. In my opinion, there were several other cars that deserved to be in at least the top 5. I think there was some bs. politics going on, which for everyone was not fair. I think Good Guys need to regroup and learn from this otherwise the SMOY award may not ever mean the same thing..

As many of you have already said, some truly incredible cars at this level. Some I loved for the paint color, some I loved for the theme of the car, some I loved for what they left alone, and some for what they changed. I bumped into a dozen people while in my trance and stepped on several toes while I was trying to soak in every detail. I could not pick a single winner on craftsmanship alone, completely impossible.

I do remember telling my wife that the brushed trim on the winner looked out of place to my eyes. Something about the car's different color combinations and the brushed seemed to clash. Just goes to show, I don't know squat about styling cuz they gots the big trophy!
I do love brushed trim and I eyed every bit of it on the Vette closely, someone put a ton of man hours in that part alone.

Sure did! Car looked great!

Just because I don't like something about a car, does not mean I exclude it from my list. The RS Chevelle is one of them. The front end is not my taste, but the rear is perfection. Just because I don't care for the styling, you can't deny the level of craftsmanship and quality in that car. I saw it at SEMA, its incredible, the amount of restyling in that car is incredible. It is a top 5 car hands down. The more I think about it, the more I think about Brycen's statement about older builds. Do you think the judges may have been jaded because they had already seen the cars at SEMA, or watched the entire build on the internet somewhere?

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Great to see you Tracy. Thanks for correcting your post.

Yes, we were disappointed. However, it was a very tough field this year and you can't win them all :) Believe me, we stayed the entire show, spoke with people, ran the autocross, and tore down at the end. We are all very tired today from arriving home about midnight. Congratulations to all.

DSE= Class Act. Kudos on a fantastic build!

Thanks, I wish I could have seen it run.

I loved your car. Talked to Keith about it for a while. Besides the build, love the fact it was "different"

Thanks! They told me you stopped by, sorry I missed you. Do you ever get to Dallas?