http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxurYy6JXjs
Heres one from the files of WTF are you thinking.:
I have attended Hemmings Musclepalooza every year (two events per year) with my 72 Dodge Polara factory Police car. CHP specified and a TRUE muscle car......
In the magazine MUSCLE CARS OF THE 60's/70's (circa 1973) is a road test review stateing "Polara Pursuit Special- designed and equipped to CATCH Muscle cars", it also hails the Polara as the "ULTIMATE MUSCLE CAR" not available to the public.
That being said I would like to point out that the car also appears in HEMMINGS MUSCLE MACHINES, (remember this part!!!!), ( issue #70 july 2009).
On Sunday the 30th I went to attend Musclepalooza (as I have twice a year for many years showing my support for it), only to be turned away at the gate because I DONT HAVE A MUSCLE CAR???? OOOOOK, rewind to the part that says "appeared in HEMMINGS MUSCLE MACHINES".
By thier own definition they considered it a muscle car. Not only by allowing it in past events but by publishing a FULL 4 PAGE SPREAD in thier MUSCLE car magazine....
I ask: WTF are they thinking?? To make it better ...when did tri-5 (55-57) chevys become "Muscle cars", or Corvettes? Arent they americas SPORTS cars??.
I dont consider a 64 1/2 mustang a muscle car or a 190 hp 73 mach one (not exactly a performer there chuckles).......when did 66 coronet convertibles w/ 318s become muscle cars.? THEY ALL GOT IN!!!!!!!
I pre registered for the event online...they couldnt email me to let me know before driving 85 MILES to the show.....???
So what am I getting at here......Hemmings obviously ISNT the authority on old cars because they certainly have no clue what they are looking at. They are only interested in a car when it benefits them financially , They certainly wanted my car for thier magazine shoot, and when they wanted me to run the track with it, but now when they are done with it, I cant even go to the carshow that I have supported TWICE a year for many years.
I ought to send them a bill for the $50.00 in fuel I used.
I ask all of you for your help.....let them know that YOU heard about what happened,
Its wrong, its frustrating and it could happen to someone else.
Please take the time to email them or to simply foreward this email to the address below in a show of support.
mbrott@hemmings.com Customer Liason
This circumstance has opened my eyes.....In our area there are more worthy car shows BOTH days on a weekend (Cars for Cancer/Mothers against drunk drivers/ Child cancer research), why give it to the corporate greed of Hemmings. What do you get for a thursday night at thier cruise???? It benefits them, not you. In this time of financial deficiencies, make you money count...cruise for a cause.
Thanks to my friends who turned around on the day of the show and left...(Hemmings at the gate said I also could not attend because they expected a "FULL LOT" ---- fine we will help by not comeing!!)
And a HUGE thank you to those who have cancelled or are cancelling thier subscriptions. The area manager in my local auto parts store was very interested in this and is now considering dropping Hemmings from the rack....He gets a hug LOL.
Thank you to my REAL car guy friends.
Mark Mroz
Spammer??
"Project 69'"
1969 Chevrolet C/10, 1/2 ton, 2wd
-Boosted LS1?
-Richmond ROD 6-speed(will get sometime)
-Posi 12-bolt(built w/eaton posi unit and richmond 3.73 gears)
-Disc brake and 5 lug swap
+little extras
Doubt it. Joined date is in 03
The WTF is he talking about?
"Project 69'"
1969 Chevrolet C/10, 1/2 ton, 2wd
-Boosted LS1?
-Richmond ROD 6-speed(will get sometime)
-Posi 12-bolt(built w/eaton posi unit and richmond 3.73 gears)
-Disc brake and 5 lug swap
+little extras
Lol @ replies.
I mean, it sucks they didn't let the OP in, i wouldn't go back either. But i do feel that maybe somebody's over reacting?
Just sayin'
lol if they wont make very informative posts sticky's anymore why the @!#$ would they make this?
180hp in 1989 or 145hp in 2002, you decide. >
To be honest he may being going further with this then I would but it is bull@!#$ they didn't let a Polara in because it isn't a muscle car, because it is.
^ I mean come on if that does't fall in the muscle car category then what does?
while i do agree that it's unfair to have been turned away at the gate, we aren't going to sticky this thread. not to mention, since it has absolutely nothing to do with j-bodies, im going to move it to the correct forum.
out of curiosity though, why does the end of your post say "Mark Mroz"? are you copying and pasting this from a friend? another forum? some e-mail rounder? what are the actual facts behind this?
Kris Brickman wrote:Lol @ replies.
I mean, it sucks they didn't let the OP in, i wouldn't go back either. But i do feel that maybe somebody's over reacting?
Just sayin'
well heres the thing boyes and girls the car in questuestion has been the centerfold of hemmings muscle on several occasion has gone to that show for the past 10 years
and got first place last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! duh.....
now its not a muscle car
DROP HEMMINGS
Reberrabbit wrote:To be honest he may being going further with this then I would but it is bull@!#$ they didn't let a Polara in because it isn't a muscle car, because it is.
^ I mean come on if that does't fall in the muscle car category then what does?
my point exactly and it was the editor and cheif of the magizne who turned him away after pre registering and paying then driving 85 miles
lets face it a 440 police pursuit dosint just sip gas
Waiting to see a Ass Whoopin wrote:I have never heard of this car.
Neither have I, and I cut my teeth in old Detroit iron.
I miss my Sunfire, I want it back!
MMMM, HIDs
You will be missed.
Story seems a bit fishy to me. I seriously doubt the Editor in Chief would be working the gate, that job is usually left for somebody lower on the totem pole. Secondly I doubt they would turn away one of the cars that was featured in an article in their magazine unless the the owner of said car pissed them off.
Quote:
when did tri-5 (55-57) chevys become "Muscle cars", or Corvettes? Arent they americas SPORTS cars??.
I dont consider a 64 1/2 mustang a muscle car or a 190 hp 73 mach one (not exactly a performer there chuckles).......when did 66 coronet convertibles w/ 318s become muscle cars.?
Just because some people don't consider them "Muscle Cars" others do. You can ask 10 different people which cars they consider "Muscle Cars" and you'll get 10 completely different answers. Hemmings Muscle Machines has done articles on cars from 1950 Oldsmobiles to 200? Mustangs, CTS V, GTO's, Challenger's etc...
I'd like to hear Hemmings side of this, till then I'll keep buying and reading Muscle Machines because it is an invaluable source for information.
ya muscle car is a loose term people consider different cars muscle cars i got a book called muscle cars of the 50's.and some of the ones in there sure surprised me
