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Re: [Healeys] concours judging

To: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>, <Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] concours judging
From: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 06:53:48 -0400
And the infamous Concours debate continues.

Any points added for weather or not the car runs or would that be a 
deduction?

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
To: <Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com>
Cc: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] concours judging


> Hmmm,
> Strange judging from you nit pickers on originality.
> It cannot be better (more original) than a car as it left the factory in
> perfect as new condition, still an over restored vehicle will run away
> with the prizes!! I do not understand this.
> What is over restored? That everything is perfect when originally things
> were not. E.g. even gaps, brilliant shiny paint because of use of clear
> lacker, perfectly fitting interior panels, stainless steel bolts in
> stead of zinc or non-plated ones etc.
> The points deducted on extra chrome etc. I understand and looks
> perfectly legitimate to me.
> Cheers,
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com wrote:
>> Kees,
>> When I am judging, uneven gaps means points deducted!
>> Now what is an over restored car? For example, when the car has items 
>> chromed, which were not chromed by the factory, it gets also points 
>> deducted!
>> So at the end it depends on the cars, which gets the winner in 
>> competition.
>>
>> Josef Eckert
>> Konigswinter/Germany
>>
>>
>>
>> Josef,
>> Is not that odd. What you are saying is that theoretically a brand new 
>> original car (if it exists but I am sure there must be one somewhere) 
>> with all it original short comings like uneven gaps will get points 
>> deducted and loose the competition to an over restored car?
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>> NL
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name 
> of coudesluijs.vcf]
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