The Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union is sponsoring a 2009 Woodward Dream Cruise Calender Contest, along with the Oakland Press, The Macomb Daily and Daily Tribune. As a part of this contest, the group has developed a website where readers can vote for the cars they want to see on the new Calendar.
A reader pointed to this contest out to me via a craigslist ad. The Ad shows a Willys Jeep and asks people to vote for the jeep. So far, so good. I’m into it.
I’m ready to launch a grassroots campaign. I’ll encourage, prod and poke people to cast their votes for the jeep. We can do it. We can get it on the calendar.
My hopes high, I go to the actual contest. I view the approved list of 72 vehicles. Cool, lots of nice vehicles.
But then, I spot the jeep. It’s listed as a 1948 M-38A1. It’s such a classic, that it was never produced! How can this be? Oh the horror! I mean, this isn’t just some kind of incorrect listing of a jeep for sale; instead, it is supposed to be a list of classic cars.
Well, I just can’t support that. So, until the correct model gets listed, I can’t vote for it.