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Originally Posted by ironworks
Why is it not a street machine?
When I displayed my truck at Del mar in april, The powers that be asked me if I was going to enter the truck in the street machine of the year award? It may not be a street rod, but it should have gotten into the top 5 for street machine at least. IMO
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Don't get upset, it's a fact. By Good Guys' definition and most widely recognized "powers that be" like Hot Rod Magazine and publications and people that have been in the industry a long time, a street machine is a car built after 1954 that is modified for performance and style, regardless of build style but not to be confused with a custom because there aren't many like X-Vette's that can bridge a gap like that but he has the performance to back up the style. A truck in the Street Machine Top 5 would be a long shot but it could happen.
I believe that truck is entered as a 48 which is way too early for it to be considered by Good Guys who gives out the trophy to be a street machine. And it's build style is way more likely to get it considered for Custom Rod of the Year but only if he specified he wanted to be judged for it on his Pro's Pick entry form.
I'm not saying it wasn't a nice truck because it was killer and I took a bunch of photos of it there but a street machine by definition of the award, it ain't. And if you were there and saw all the killer cars that were street machines, you wouldn't be arguing about the truck not getting a Top 5.
And I'm not just shooting from the hip or stating my opinion, I've been to Columbus for the last 7 events and asked to be a SMOY judge this year but had to decline because I had 2 customers entered. If I didn't know, I wouldn't have been asked.