[Healeys] concours judging

[Alan Seigrist]

Mark -

If it's an Austin 1100 automatic I believe it should get full Concours
points if it has the factory correct non-running feature, as typically
received by the client from the showroom floor.

Alan

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Mark LaPierre <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> And the infamous Concours debate continues.
>
> Any points added for weather or not the car runs or would that be a
> deduction?
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> To: <Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com>
> Cc: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 5:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] concours judging
>
>
>  Hmmm,
>> Strange judging from you nit pickers on originality.
>> It cannot be better (more original) than a car as it left the factory in
>> perfect as new condition, still an over restored vehicle will run away
>> with the prizes!! I do not understand this.
>> What is over restored? That everything is perfect when originally things
>> were not. E.g. even gaps, brilliant shiny paint because of use of clear
>> lacker, perfectly fitting interior panels, stainless steel bolts in
>> stead of zinc or non-plated ones etc.
>> The points deducted on extra chrome etc. I understand and looks
>> perfectly legitimate to me.
>> Cheers,
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>>
>> Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote:
>>
>>> Kees,
>>> When I am judging, uneven gaps means points deducted!
>>> Now what is an over restored car? For example, when the car has items
>>> chromed, which were not chromed by the factory, it gets also points
>>> deducted!
>>> So at the end it depends on the cars, which gets the winner in
>>> competition.
>>>
>>> Josef Eckert
>>> Konigswinter/Germany
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Josef,
>>> Is not that odd. What you are saying is that theoretically a brand new
>>> original car (if it exists but I am sure there must be one somewhere) with
>>> all it original short comings like uneven gaps will get points deducted and
>>> loose the competition to an over restored car?
>>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>> NL
>>>
>>
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>> of coudesluijs.vcf]
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