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Originally Posted by wasif By making classifications and catagorising owners of collector cars in in itself hurtfull.
Who are you and me to decide,comment and catagorise the depth of anothers passion ?
1. Politics have no palce in the classic car world. It is precisely this that creates opposing factions out of car lovers to the detrement of all concerned.
2. Nowhere in the world does this happen but only in India. Everywhere old car lovers are one big happy contented group.
3. Only here cars of merit don't often get prizes in an event compared with cars that belong to friends of the judges.
BTW why are there oposing groups of car lovers in Hyderabad and Chennai today. What is there to opose.
4. It is just the ego of certain people that creats issues where there should be none. Only in India can organising an event like the Cartier show result in anguish and heartburn to some.
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I found it a most interesting exercise in identifying the various types of people who share in varying degrees our interest , appreciation, love and passion for Vintage and Classic Vehicles (and Hot Rods?). Very well thought out and presented and I can't think of anything to add.
Thanks DKG for starting this thread as I feel it can give a better understanding as to "Who We All Are", and how best to work together for the betterment of preserving part of our Nations Heritage.
1. I agree that Politics has no place here, but the reality is that it exists for a number of different reasons.
2. My long experience in Canada and competing in the U.S. is such that we are not much different than India.
3. I have experienced this both back home and here in Calcutta.
4. People are people and with some, their Ego is bigger than others. Again human nature is the same the world over.
Having been a judge at the Statesman Rally for many years I can readily identify the different personalities that DKG has out lined and one of my greatest pleasures is to see the pleasure of just participating in the event by owners of their family cars, some poorly maintained reflecting their incomes, but never the less having a great day in the company of other like minded collectors. Care is taken in awarding trophies to ensure that they are spread around to some of the less deserving cars in order to encourage the well being future of our heritage.
This is why I was so interested in the thread that dealt with setting up Judging Standards and my suggestion that when ever they are established, that we have two categories as the Jaguar Clubs of North America have done.
1. Championship Class - for the serious competitors.
2. Driven Class - for those who want to have a good time, pick up some feed back as how they can improve their cars.
So as many people as possible can go home happy.
The other equally big challenge is to set guide lines for the judges and to ensure that the judges are impartial. A challenge here and elsewhere.
It is great to read through the various postings and considering the various points of view. This is indeed a very, very significant process to help bind us all together. Hopefully we can speak with one voice when lobbing the government to make some long need changes to so many archaic laws.
I'm going to put this thread at the top of my list to follow.