That's because the entry text is limited to 700 characters.
For what it's worth, I do have a decent collection of cars. I do not, however, make all that much money as they would seem to indicate. I'm not rich; believe it or not I actually live paycheck to paycheck just like most of you. The difference is that I've just scrimped and saved my income (actually quite below average for my geographic location and skill set) to get what I do have...and have been fortunate to luck into some very good deals. That's what I think is the most amazing thing about my collection...that I've managed to attain it at all.
I owned only one car (my Miata) for over 17 years, saving every spare penny over that time (and living like a miser) to eventually buy the Atom. It was a singular goal which drove my life at the time. I am still paying off the Lotus in the same way (which I bought for a song and figure will take another 5 years to pay off). I lucked into the others, paying between $1000-$4000 each (again taken from savings).
I do my own work and save up to buy the stuff needed to complete the car projects, which is why they take so long (years) to complete. I carefully read the contest rules to see if there was anything there, implicitly or explicitly, that stated whether the contest had a charitable aspect to it, and saw none. I saw this contest as a great opportunity to get one of the cars completely finished, so I entered it.
I can understand your position, though, and won't hold it against you if you decide that I don't deserve your votes as a result. I know what it's like to have to scrimp and save to get things, and can understand it if you feel someone else should get the karma. Thank you for taking the time to consider it anyway.