Voting for March Car of the Month - Page 3 - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

baddest434 · 02-27-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

Well yea, and no, the wheelstand man won a few months ago.

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Originally Posted by cbrrmike

ahh forgot about bills car......

thx bud

NJ346 · 02-27-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cbrrmike

vinnie if you had left the other pic up, you would have gotten my vote.......the pic you changed it to does nothing for me, personally im just not a fan of all the editing

Thanks Mike. I'm not trying to start an argument saying my picture is better, because there are better pictures. I'm just saying that out of all of these pictures, the best overall one(Car and background) is picture 8 IMO. If it was a first gen or 2nd gen, I think the picture would have gotten more votes.

LTb1ow · 02-27-2009, 02:12 PM

I am gonna go start looking for picturesque places to let the LT1 shine in all its glory.

NJ346 · 02-27-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

I am gonna go start looking for picturesque places to let the LT1 shine in all its glory.

Just don't do any clear hood pictures, we don't want to see that dinosaur of an engine

LTb1ow · 02-27-2009, 02:14 PM

Reverse cooling FTW!

Any ideas on appropriate scenery?

NJ346 · 02-27-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

Reverse cooling FTW!

Any ideas on appropriate scenery?

Yea, go steal Doug's spot. But take a picture infront of the big doors that that building has so you can see the car's reflection in the background.

LTb1ow · 02-27-2009, 02:17 PM

For a blue car though?

NJ346 · 02-27-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

For a blue car though?

Dougs car is blue, granted your car is a lighter blue. It may work out. Or you could take the picture at night so that the car looks darker.

Mike · 02-27-2009, 03:18 PM

that spot would work for any car

sweetbmxrider · 02-27-2009, 04:20 PM

i remember trying to argue this point and it was shot down. i simply don't vote if nothing does it for me.

Tsar · 02-27-2009, 04:30 PM

I'm also one of the people who thinks that more effort should be put into the picture. I rarely vote for anyone unless they have a nice car AND a nice picture to go along with it. With that said:

1 - ordinary 4th gen with photoshoped hood... + a car in the background - no go.

2. I think my cell phone makes nicer pictures than that.

3. Turd gen + an ugly building behind it. Truly winning combo.

4. Fast and the furious + domestic scene?

5. Same as 3.

6. Hey, NICE TRUCK!

7. Crappy picture, date in the corner and lack of anything exciting in the picture. Another winning combo.

8. Best Idea out of all of these, but the picture is too dark for my liking.

9. If the picture didn't suck I would have voted for this car. But I'm not a fan of "grocery store parking lot" photography.

Try harder?

BonzoHansen · 02-27-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

It was somewhat sarcasm. I do love the styling of the first gens and if it wasn't for them, there would be no 99 like I have. I'm just saying that if the cars in pictures 6 and 9 were not as old as they are, those pictures wouldn't get nearly as many votes as they have. I understand this is COTM, but the background of the picture does have something to do with it. I don't see how just taking a picture of your car in a parking lot with other cars should be good enough to win. But this is just my opinion....

But they are....and it is not a pure photo contest. Like Mike said it is a combo of both photo quality and the car itself, and a user may be swayed by either or both. I usually vote for the car I like best (I rarely vote in these things) as long as I don’t dislike the pic. For me a nice older car will normally trump a car I see driving down the street everyday. Maybe I’m voting partially for the hard work it took somebody to make it that nice – it sure is harder than buying a 2002 and slapping some parts on it.

I ended up voting #9. It’s not like there are too many around here anyway, so it’s not like every one is getting trumped by 1st or 2nd gens every month. I did almost vote for #1, but I don’t like the pic other than the very cool hood thing.

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

i remember trying to argue this point and it was shot down. i simply don't vote if nothing does it for me.

Mike · 02-27-2009, 05:47 PM

the simple fact is, i cant tow my unrestored 68 out for a photo shoot and have it win no matter who takes the pictures.

by the same token, a 400k copo car cant win if a 4 year old snaps the shot.

while its not a photo shoot, the picture has to not hurt anyones eyes

NJSPEEDER · 02-27-2009, 05:50 PM

#6 all the way

Love that color.

BlackOnyx79z · 02-27-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER

#6 all the way

Love that color.

I agree with Tim, These cars are few and far between and it is very cool to see one restored so nicely!

NJ346 · 02-27-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsar

I'm also one of the people who thinks that more effort should be put into the picture. I rarely vote for anyone unless they have a nice car AND a nice picture to go along with it. With that said:

1 - ordinary 4th gen with photoshoped hood... + a car in the background - no go.

2. I think my cell phone makes nicer pictures than that.

3. Turd gen + an ugly building behind it. Truly winning combo.

4. Fast and the furious + domestic scene?

5. Same as 3.

6. Hey, NICE TRUCK!

7. Crappy picture, date in the corner and lack of anything exciting in the picture. Another winning combo.

8. Best Idea out of all of these, but the picture is too dark for my liking.

9. If the picture didn't suck I would have voted for this car. But I'm not a fan of "grocery store parking lot" photography.

Try harder?

Couldn't of said it better.

79CamaroZ · 02-27-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackOnyx79z

I agree with Tim, These cars are few and far between and it is very cool to see one restored so nicely!

Thanks you guys.

NastyEllEssWon · 02-27-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

Reverse cooling FTW!

Any ideas on appropriate scenery?

how about a boatyard?

LTb1ow · 02-27-2009, 10:36 PM

How original... I guess I could go back to work for some pics....

69BirdX · 02-28-2009, 05:33 PM

I know mine is to dark............It was killing me trying to get that picture. But i couldnt stand traffic almost hitting my car so i left. Im glad people are voting though. Id rather lose everytime as long as people are posting good pics for competition and memebers are voting and voicing their opinion

Tru2Chevy · 02-28-2009, 05:49 PM

Only 2 hours left to vote....

- Justin

baddest434 · 03-01-2009, 04:14 PM

very close voting between the 1st and 2nd gen. both deserving but congrats 1st gen.

NJSPEEDER · 03-01-2009, 07:14 PM

80 votes and it was still very close.

Mark68 · 03-01-2009, 09:29 PM

Thanks to everyone who voted for my '68. I really appreciate the support and would also like to give a shout out to all the other great looking cars that were in the running. Since the quality of the photo was talked about so much, I promise to take the car out and get some really good pictures of it as soon as the weather breaks!! I know that the one I submitted wasn't the best shot but it was the only one I had.
Thanks again,
Mark

NJSPEEDER · 03-01-2009, 10:54 PM

Congrats on the win Mark. Hope to see the car out at a few of the NJFBOA events this summer, especially the East Coast Nats.