[TR] Triumphest/VTR info

[Andrew Mace]

-----Original Message-----
From: dave1massey at cs.com





As Darrell pointed out, chrome plated parts, when not offered from the factory 
or by the dealer, constitute a point deduct.? I stand corrected.? That is why he 
is the Chief Judge and I am a the flunkie.? But some cars were offered with 
chrome valve covers.? TR3's for example.? So a TR3 sporting a chrome valve cover 
is perfectly fine.

==AM==
Dave, I'm not entirely sure whether you are right or Darrell is right. However, to me, this section 
of the Concours Rules, as revised July 19, 2006, seems pretty clear:

"3.6.1 PERIOD ACCESSORIES: Accessories which were available to the owner during
the period when the car was current shall not be a cause for a deduction and shall not be
considered modifications. This includes modern radios if installed in a period mount."

So if you got yourself chrome air cleaners from Wilco or (gasp) MG Mitten (hey, despite the name, they used to
have a Triumph 10 wagon featured in their ads), or an alloy valve cover from Vilem B. Haan (spelling?), 
or grille guards from American Carry-All Products (AMCO) or even fuzzy dice from J.C. Whitney
?back when your car was six months old, then it's ok (so long as the accessory can be documented as 
"period"). I honestly don't know how far back the Lecarra steering wheels go. ;-)

Then there's "3.6.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS: Replacement and/or reproduction parts abound for
Triumphs. No deduction shall be taken for replacement parts unless they differ
significantly in appearance or material from the original. In such case the deduction shall
be one-half of the deduction that would be taken if the part were missing."

I've seen this in recent years "reinterpreted" to mean that there would be a deduction for stainless steel 
exhaust systems, even if all pieces are to the original design and shape, since somehow "stainless"
differs significantly in material from "mild steel"? Seems to me that a crafty competitor could throw a coat of gloss black
on the whole system, and no one would know.... (Makes me kinda wonder if Burgess silencers are more
original than Harmo silencers...or is it the other way 'round? :-)

--Andy Mace