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MI2QWK4U
07-12-2003, 07:02 PM
I just got back from a big annual car show in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Of course I took the Marauder. It was looking good after a couple hours of detailing last night...even the engine bay was spotless. I got to the show area at 9am, looking for a nice spot to back into to watch the cars. Basically they back cars into angled parking spaces on both sides of the main drag in the downtown area, leaving the center 2 lanes of the road open for cars to cruise. I didnt realize the car show took precidence for parking spaces. So rather than pay $5 to park a mile away, where no one would see the sweetness of the Marauder, I opted to pay $12 bucks to join the car show and get a prime spot on the strip for the car cruise following the show. Now, since I only signed up to get a good spot for the cruise, was I ever shocked to find out that the judges picked my Marauder as the winner and best in its class!! I am the proud owner of a winning Marauder in the following class:

1980 to PRESENT STOCK MUSCLECAR CLASS

At least thats what the Plaque says....

And during the cruise, dozens of people were all over the car. I cant get over the appeal this car has with people. People of all ages and backgrounds. Mostly the guys in their 20's and 30's knew exactly what the Marauder is, others had a clue, but asked a bunch of questions. If you guys get the chance to sign up for a cruise or car show...DO IT. It was great talking to people. This was a big show, and I met two people that worked at the St. Thomas plant and were bragging to anyone that walked by that THEY built this beast! Then I met an engineer that worked on the computer setup in the car, a guy that designed the interior door panels, the old guy that worked for mercury that helped design the wiring harness, and an engine builder from the nearby Romeo Engine Plant, all of them hung out around the car and were proud to say they helped do something on it.

What a day! Just think...there are about 2 dozen good sized cruises and car shows in south east michigan in the next 3 months.....mmmmmmmmm where will I put all those plaques?!

Dave

WolfeBros
07-12-2003, 07:07 PM
Atta Boy Dave ! The Marauder trunk will hold quite a few of those plaques. Keep going and winning. :up:

gonzo50
07-12-2003, 07:10 PM
Nice representing of the Marauder, in the Motor City. :bounce:
Keep up the detailing and enjoy the show. :up:
A true classic Muscle Car. :D

MI2QWK4U
07-12-2003, 07:10 PM
They were asking about the supercharger.....has someone been talking?! I let it leak that I may have the Trilogy car at this weeks Wednesday night cruise....cops had to restore order....

prchrman
07-12-2003, 07:10 PM
way to go...:up:

MI2QWK4U
07-12-2003, 07:12 PM
Well...imagine if i actually apply myself and put an effort into it? This was really an accident! The result of trying to get a better parking spot!

TripleTransAm
07-12-2003, 07:17 PM
Originally posted by MI2QWK4U
So rather than pay $5 to park a mile away, where no one would see the sweetness of the Marauder, I opted to pay $12 bucks to join the car show and get a prime spot on the strip for the car cruise following the show.


Congratulations!!!
LOL! That's exactly how it all started for me, too, back in 1997! It's a slippery slope you're on!! (says the owner of a car that no longer sees rain, snow, clouds... heck, not even sun nowadays!)



the old guy that worked for mercury that helped design the wiring harness,


Too bad I didn't know about this earlier... I would have mailed you a razor blade so you could show him what it feels like to have a harness sliced through by a sharp metal bracket! ;)

uwsacf
07-12-2003, 09:12 PM
That is so cool!!!!

And sorta deja vu at the same time...

We were invited to a huge Classic car show last September... (this is in the Impala)

I got a suntan in the shade it was so hot!!!!!!!

So we are getting ready to leave around 3:30 since it was so hot - and these judges come up and tell us to be down by the lake at 4....

Why we ask?

Because you won your class!!!

Just sorta sat there with my mouth open - couldn't believe it...

The wife thought it was cool to win and we should do it more often...... I think we should quit while we are 1 for 1...

all the details on my website - page 6 I think.. www.cardomain.com/id/uwsacf

Anyway - Congratulations.....

Now just think how good it would look with 382 coats of Zaino....!!

LOL

Paul T. Casey
07-13-2003, 06:35 AM
Good work, I had much the same results here at the beach cruise, although it's not a judged event. For the most part people like this car. Maybe it's not such a bad thing that production will be small and limited.