Murphy is Conservator #22 and we're on the second round for a trophy. I brought the car up gradually from daily driver (until 1985) to occasional driven, concours driven, and finally concours trailered. Because there were no Nationals out west when I was first showing at that level, I was forced to go to concours trailered. The exterior was repainted in 1983, and the rest has been restored bit by bit. The last major work was about 2001. Now, I just maintain what is there, but even though it's in the Conservator class, I clean, detail, and prep just as much as when it was in concours trailered.
I hated missing the Albuquerque show, but I'm headed up to the show in Loveland next month. I'm still trying to get my trailer dolly repaired so I can get my car trailer out from next to the house. What a nightmare!
