My dad has been showing 55,56,57 Chevys fro about 10 years and the AACA
has a very open judging format. You can not judge your class but you are
requested
to judge others. They score by a score sheet.
Paint is worth x points
Engine is worth x points
interior is worth x points
etc.
Classic Chevy club is a lot more exact. They use a assembly manual from one of
the
assembly
plants (they were 3 and each one was assembled to a different set of
instructions). If
the manual says the door panels have 4 screws and yours only had 3 from the
factory you
loose
points. But all are working from the same book so you know the rules before
hand.
Yes, they get picky they check which way exhaust clamps are turned, how many
clips are
on the fuel and vacuum lines etc.
They have 4 Classes:
Unrestored
restored Driven
Restored Trailed
Modified
My dad has a 977 point out of (1000) 56 convertible and each time he shows it
the
points will
not very more then 10-20 from show to show with different judges. The AACA after
getting the
highest a Gold all you get after that is a preservation award if it is kept up.
And yes they still have bickering.......
Doug
Gregory Wells wrote:
> To continue the AACA parallel, they have a unrestored class as well as a
> senior class for cars which have already won the top awards.
>
> The unrestored class seems like a particularly good idea for Tiger shows.
>
> Steve Laifman wrote:
> >
> > MWood24020@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > --------Regardless, a very close to perfect, otherwise average MkI should
>be
> > > able to compete, on points, with any other Tiger ever made.
> > > Mike
> >
> > Yes, Mike, it should. But the practicality of the matter is that the
>uniqueness
> > of these rare examples, while not on the check list, is heavily weighted
> > psychologically.
> >
> > I personally know that there are plenty of 'stock' Alpines and Tigers that
>have a
> > metal smoothness, underlying a 5 digit paint job, that never came from any
> > factory production car. This is more than good maintenance, or faithful
> > restoration. It is building a car that never existed in the first place.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong. That is a wonderful thing to do, and a beautiful sight
>to
> > see. It does, however, tilt the judging in the 'entry' class "Stock
>Production"
> > category.
> >
> > A Special 'Best of the Best Show Car" class for these cars, to judge which
>of
> > these beauties is the finest, would be a marvelous sight to behold, and the
> > winner would truly know that he they were judged superior to their own
>peers, and
> > held to a higher standard.
> >
> > Just my opinion.
> >
> > Steve
> > --
> > Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
> > B9472289 < one first love, and >
> > < one first win, is all >
> > < you get in this life. >
> >
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