there were nearly just as many cars mate...
look at the first pics of JAE 2002 in the gallery.. quite a few cars
the judges do not look for just shine... it works age against condition and mileage
in fact a good condition car at 100K is likely to do better than a 2 year old IS200 with 20K on the clock!
Its also do do with car husbandry... they will look for these signs.
there is a category for modified.. this is for the diehards!... when zee collected his he looked like bruce willis all sweaty and beaten.. he was real diehard for the day!