First Prize!!

[coffinman]

Mrs. Coffinman and I entered our beloved Snurf, (2005 Avenge,) into a car show at the local American Legion Post here in Mid-Missouri. We competed in the "other" category against dune buggies and home-made/kit cars. We were incredibly surprised at the awards ceremony when they announced us as the first prize winners! A pretty kool day! I'l try to attach pics.

[john swenson]

congratulations !! probably such a nice looking machine they figured you '' hand built '' it. plus they knew the dune buggie and kit cars could never follow you thru the mud swamps . j.b.

[coffinman]

LOL! Thanks, John!!

[dirtdobber]

Congrats!

[Noel Woods]

The same thing happened to me a few years back. I was driving in a nearby city pulling a trailer when I saw the car show and wheeled in. I entered my custom I.H. I pulled in with a trailer with a custom machine (6x6) I had built. The judges asked me if I was entering the 6x6 as well as the Scout, so in doing some quick thinking backed the amphib off the trailer and entered it too. There was a small entry fee for each category.

The Scout won 1st place in the antique vehicle category. The amphib won 1st place in the custom vehicle category. Each got a nice trophy. The judges and the crowd were really interested more in the amphib than any other machine there. I was amazed because there were some really nice kit cars in the same custom category. It was a big compliment when the man who had a really nice A.C. Cobra replica came up and talked after the prizes were issued. My thinking was he should have won.

Strange things happen in life.

[coffinman]

WOW, Noel! I'd love to see some photos of those two machines!

[Noel Woods]

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[john swenson]

hey noel .....great pictures and machines . a friend gave me a six wheel machine back in ' 82 from his grandfathers farm. that was my introduction to 6 wheel atv's . after that i spotted another one in a farm field and the people sold it to me . all i remember was it had a steering wheel and the body style . now i realize it was a scrambler . i don't remember though how the driving and turning mechanics worked though . i thought it had some kind of a disc and drive roller , etc. johnboy va.