Any Pointers for my Monte's First Car Show?
 

Im registering my monte in a car show on the 8th. but it is the first one its ever been in. so i was wondering if theres any pointers anyone could give. like what i should bring with me ect. i usually see like poster boards with cars invoice and stuff.

thanks for the help! :thumbsup:

If you have that stuff, it helps. I have an original sales brochure and owenrs manual for my Torino that I usually display. Just have the car clean, tire shine is a must, and attention to detail is essential. Clean the windows, trunk jams, under the trunk lid, vacuum the trunk, clean up the seats, vacuum the carpet nicely, shiny stuff of your choice on the dash, and clean the engine bay!! Best way to clean the engine is actually hot... that way, the water evaporates from spots it shouldn't be. Get the engine to operating temperature, spray engine degreaser all over the thing, and then hit it with a garden hose. After doing tha,t drive the car about 10-15 miles to blow the water out and dry it off, this will make a spot free cleaning!!! Clean that plastic cover too. Clean the black plastic splash guards behidn the wheels too!

A small fire extinguisher is a must. Also door jams clean.

Thanks you guys! i def have all those things! and small fire extinguisher? you sure?

At some shows a fire extinguisher is a requirement.

The last Monte Nats held in York, Pa required a fire extinguisher on the show floor (parking lot) but unless it's stated in the rules, I wouldn't worry about it now. It is a great thing to have in any car though. Another thing, if you are showing your car at a show, it doesn't hurt to know your mods and any accessories that may spark an interest to other people stopping by your car while you're there. Always have a micro towel in your hand and be doing something. You can't buy your way to a trophy, always be doing something during a show! Bottom line, Have Fun and support others while you're there:)

oh okay! ill bring one just incase. thanks again you guys!

Usually in small local shows, fire extinguishers aren't required. Most national show they are. Just detail your car very well and clean everything - especially the engine compartment.

I have never once been to a show that required an extinguisher. If ti was indoors, I'd bet there would be a requirement. Plus, fire extinguishers look kind of aggressive in any car anyway.

Plus, that way, if your'e driving along and see a burning house, you can be a hero ,run inside, and put out the fires for them!!! Then those people would be Monte Carlo fans for life!!! :-P

I've never been to a Chevy show. I have neen to many Mopar and multi make shows. Most of the shows did not require a fire extinguisher. When you are in a judged show, you usually earn extra points for the extinguisher. Most shows I've seen the fire extinguisher sitting in front of a front tire similar to a wheel chock.
Go to the show for the fun of the show. My first show that I went to I spent countless hours cleaning and detailing my car. It was a three day show and registration closed at 9 a.m. Sunday morning. My car had dust and finger prints from the two prior days of show and cruise activities that I enjoyed. I had the only car in my class. Twenty minutes before registration closed three cars showed up on trailers and took the trophies. I was pissed because I didn't think that was fair. Someone pointed out that I drove my trophy to and from the show and that the spectators were able to enjoy a car they could touch. What good is a car that only gets driven on and off a trailer and back into a garage. After that I never got pissed at a show again and trailer queens are always going to win at the shows. If you drive your car enjoy it that way and don't let not winning bother you.
Also you can talk to the judges and they may tell you what they look at.

Yeah, trailer queens baffle the crap out of me. They're the kind of people who just like to look at cars and they don't know a thing about maintaining them enough to drive them on the road most of the time. Why would you have a car that you're going to put on a trailer and go everywhere in a pick up truck with it?????


But I do'nt htink he's going to have a problem with trailer queens in a modern car class.

i dont mind if i win anything or not! i just want to have the monte out there for people to loook at. especially since i looked at one of their previous events and there wants 1 monte at all. after all there will be plenty more to come! i just want to have fun and have my monte seen!

If you keep those expectations during the show you should have a wonderful time. You will also get some contacts that may be useful in the future too. One thing I didn't mention earlier. If you walk away from your car, make sure all your valuables are locked up and the car it self is locked up. There is a lot of thievery at the shows and it only takes a few seconds for a cell phone, radar detector, nav system, or stereo to disappear. That also goes for small valuable parts. In Mopar Collectors Guide this month they ran a story about it. It has become a problem. They noted that a spectator who had a muscle car in the parking lot had his carb stolen. Swap meets are also subject to loss.

Many of the muscle car trailer queens, the guy that owns it bought it that way and knows little about the car. I have seen some new car trailer queens. It is usually a rich guy that owns a trailer queen and his biggest interest is the investment potential. That holds true for both the new and old cars. Not true in every case but most of them.

thanks! will do! should i just leave the hood open roll the windows up half way and lock it? i dont ever leave valuable stuff visible. not even change in the cupholder lol

If it were my car, I would do the following. If it is out of your sight I would completely lock it up.

I usually leave all my crap out of hte car and walk away, leave it out of sight all of the time actually. Never had anything go missing, not even my 204 piece tool set. I know it could, but it hasn't happened yet. At large shows where I'm going to be a long way away, I risk it and don't take my tools with me at all usually.