[TR] Bonnets, was Re: vote criterion

[dmericas at austin.rr.com]

I want to weigh in on this as well.  It drives me nuts to see a line of TRs with their hoods and trunks agape (and tops up if following TVR scoring rules).  Sr. Michelotti did not sit down and put pen to paper thinking "This open sportscar will look really terrific with the hood and trunk open."  IMHO, its like judging beauty pagent contestants based X-rays (or other medical examinations ....).

> When I go to car shows (which are more general in nature than our
> marque-specific shows) I hate to see cars with the bonnet/hod open. 
> To me, the car is art, and while one engine looks pretty much the same
> as the next, the beauty is in the lines of the car - which are spoiled
> by open bonnets, boots, etc.

Dean Mericas
1965 TR4 (hood and trunk down, as they should be)
1974 2000 GTV