I used to go to the big all makes shows here in Northern CA. They used to have a "Street Machines Expo" at Cal Expo in Sacramento every Summer. Back then I was a Chevy guy so all the shows had plenty of Chevrolets to see. My first Mopar only show was also in Sacramento...Rancho Cordova to be exact. Capital City Mopars was the host. The year was 2001. I bought parts at the swap meet and casually passed by the cars. By 2003, my Charger was painted but the interior wasn't done. I entered the show in the "Under Construction" class and won first place. The guy next to me was P I S S E D. Of the 4 cars in the class, he was shut out.
He had a beater '68 Barracuda that looked like it was parked overnight in Portland Oregon BUT the interior was all new. He complained so much, they dug around and found an extra trophy and gave it to him as an "Honorable mention".
Can you imagine a guy so excited to get a $6 trophy?