[Healeys] concours judging

[Jean Caron]

Way to go John, I think this is a very valid point to build a car to the level
it was when new and enjoy the driving in a way it was meant to be back then.
Another point too, is that if and when you sell a car that is restored as per
the Concours guidelines and at some point on a long drive away from home,
something breaks down, you can look up the parts suppliers and get a part that
is in the books, not some obscure parts that no one can figure out where or
from what brand of car it came from. Believe me when you are on a road trip,
you want to make sure you order the right part to get you going again.



Jean Caron




> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:14:51 -0400
> From: javrugtman at htcnet.org
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] concours judging
>
> One point regarding concours level restorations, is that after you
> restore a car completely to a gold or silver level, it becomes a
> reliable and fun to drive car. Ours, restored to gold level in 1995,
> driven to the event in Canada from Virginia, has been a very reliable
> driver, with minimal attention, other than standard maintainence. Just
> drove it Monday on a 150 mile trip without a moments hesitation.
>
> John
> 66BJ8
> 64BJ8
> 74 Commando
>
> On 8/5/2010 2:58 PM, Dan Stromquist wrote:
> > Rich& Curt:
> > I am truly amazed by the amount of effort and time the whole concours
group
> > has put into this without compensation. We all share your love for these
> > cars and all applaud your group for efforts in preserving the originally.
I
> > personally have read most of the guidelines multiple times and they are a
> > major accomplishment that will endure forever (very fairly priced at $20
so
> > everyone should have a copy as a reference).
> > Thank you.
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