Subject: Re: Nice cars.......... by BillH on 2013/2/9 17:14:25
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BillH wrote:..............
Robert Lee and his cars that Scott supervised have won it 3 TIMES!
Bill, I had an email conversation with Dutch Mandel, Assoc, Publisher/ Editorial Director-AUTOWEEK, asking him why the artisans restoring the exotic cars were seldom recognized in car show articles.
The rich-guy owner and his fur-clad wife are the only names attached to the winning car. The poor dudes doing the work are seldom, if ever, mentioned.
Mandel provided a proper and polite response, but it was focused on those providing the resources for restoration, rather than those doing the restoration.
I'm for the shops receiving a duplicate trophy or plaque presented to the owners.
It's all about money and "I have something you don't." So, it's always "What I did."
The guys doing the work don't get credit from the public but are known in the industry.
People with big bucks are just that way. Like Lee said on the TV program "World's Finest Cars" --- We're all crazy.
