THE MODs SQUAD
(Fort Worth Rod & Custom Show Style)

Cast: Shellberg’s 2007 Monterey Red Roadster
Goff’s 2004 Spiral Grey Metallic Coupe
Satterfield’s 2005 Precision Red Coupe
Kaus’ 1981 American Dream Coupe
McCown’s 1993 Aqua Coupe
Walker’s 2003 50th Anniversary Edition Roadster

Location: Will Rogers Exhibit Hall, Fort Worth, Texas

Setting: Winter 2008

We open on a beautiful sunny afternoon in late February arriving to set-up the cast in the LSCC display. What a fantastic display it is! Carpet is laid; tiles are put down; mirrors are positioned; lighting is placed strategically over under around and through the beauties; HDTV is positioned and various Corvette DVD’s are at the ready. Tires are dressed; bodies are polished; engines are spotless and mods are gleaming. Ahhh...those mystical mods! Therein sets the scene for class categorizing as the judges approach. John McCown is safe in Domestic Sports “D” (Stock) Class. Linda Walker inches into Mod Squad territory with Mild Sports 4-6 Mods. Now the big guns are drawn - Semi-Sports 7-10 Mods looms over the Squad taking in Linda & Robert Shellberg; Lila Gay & Larry Goff and Laura & Craig Satterfield. But what is to become of Martha & Allen Kaus’ American Dream with her chrome air cleaner cover (1), custom interior (2), cowl hood (3), and awesome paint (4-5)? Best the Squad can figure, she should join Linda Walker in the 4-6 class. Alas, the judges are unrelenting and The American Dream succumbs to the Semi-Sports 7-10 Mod Class!!! She takes one on the chin for the Squad. Much discussion ensues as we count everything from valve stem caps (1 mod each wheel) to “models” on the turntable in Craig’s trunk to bulbs in the led lights under Goff’s hood to chrome buttons covering screws in Shellberg’s and Walker’s rides in jest attempting to figure the logic of the classification. It did provide us with plenty of thought provoking topics, laughs and camaraderie throughout the weekend as we took it in stride and made the best of it.

Sunday the stage is set for awards and receiving “Oscars” in their respective Class were:

1st Place – Satterfield’s & Walker
2nd Place - Shellberg’s
3rd Place - Goff’s & McCown

In the end, after awards were presented and the scoring sheets were picked up, the judges agreed (too late) that the American Dream should not have been in the 7-10 class!!! Isn’t that what we said?

Night descends as the sets are broken down; lights are darkened; carpets are rolled up and engines are fired up. Wait, what was that last one? Engines are fired up? Uh, oh – no sound escapes from Shellberg’s Red Rocket. Anyone have jumper cables? Duh, aren’t they part of our emergency kit on display…sure enough several cables leap at the Rocket and she kicks in the after-burners. Now, let’s get the top up and load her on the trailer for the trip home. Oh no, not again…her power top won’t cooperate. Okay there is a manual override, but where is that darn hydraulic release box? About an hour later and 7 LSCC members later no one can find it. Is it buried beneath the plate welded under the roll bars? We give up in defeat and she rides home (in the rain) topless! (Our first Break Downs Award of 2008?) Fade to black………….

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