[Healeys] concours judging

[warthodson at aol.com]

In North America the cars are not competing against each other. They are being
judged to a set of standards. It is possible for several cars to all achieve
the same level, for instance "Gold" level. Their individual scores are
revealed only to the individual entering the car, not each other nor the
general public.
That is as I understand it.
Gary Hodson






-----Original Message-----
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
To: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com
Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net; jagwarman at gmail.com
Sent: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 3:25 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] concours judging


Josef,
s not that odd. What you are saying is that theoretically a brand new
riginal car (if it exists but I am sure there must be one somewhere)
ith all it original short comings like uneven gaps will get points
educted and loose the competition to an over restored car?
ees Oudesluijs
L
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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