Chuck, your car looks fantastic. I enjoyed following your restoration vicariously and hope you're pleased with the color change; personally I think it's a much more elegant choice.
Bob's post (and others throughout the Forum) capture our concours experiences as well. We've earned everything from best of show to third in class--and everything in between--at different shows over the years; often "competing" against some of the same cars with varying results. We've always been more focused on the total experience rather than the judging when evaluating our concours' history and that's why we continue to do them. Sounds like you had a great time and enjoyed the event...why worry too much about a hose clamp or the color of a wire?