[Healeys] concours judging

[I Erbs]

I believe Pebble Beach has a catagory for original unrestored cars to  
address this issue. Its a beauty contest. My wife is an original  
unrestored beauty, not an overly made up pampered contestant

I Erbs
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On Aug 4, 2010, at 1:25 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> 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
>
> Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote:
>> Frederich,
>> Don't be confused. I am speaking now for Concours on the European  
>> side of the
>> pond. Members of the US Concours Committee may have a different view.
>> Our today's standards are much higher than they were when the  
>> Austin-Healey
>> cars were produced. Or let me say it differently. Marilyn Monroe  
>> was an icon
>> in her days. I am sure she would never become an icon these days,  
>> as our human
>> beings taste changed over the last 50 years. We get cars in for  
>> Concours which
>> are much better in quality and better assembled than any car which  
>> left the
>> production line. If you put two cars together, one completely as it  
>> left the
>> factory, the other the restorer spent mega hours in getting the  
>> door gaps
>> right, panels aligned and has got a much better paintwork and both  
>> receive the
>> same amount of points in Concours? Anyone watching the outcome  
>> would not
>> understand why both received same amount of points or better, the  
>> very
>> original factory car receives even more points because of its  
>> "factory
>> standard imperfections".
>> So we use our "today's taste" as the measure. We think that's the  
>> best way.
>> One can argue we do not follow the Holy Bible of Concours, but even  
>> the
>> highest priests in any of this worlds churches cannot stop the time  
>> from
>> moving and have to accept the world is changing (even they do not  
>> want ).
>>
>> Josef Eckert
>> Konigswinter/Germany
>
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