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1. "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 01:54:48 -0400; Truth in advertising or clueless: http://www.collectorcartraderonline.com/addetail.html?3438964 Laughing at this guy's definition of concours restoration Kent 1960 Bugeye (not concours at all); /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00229.html (7,482 bytes)
2. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 08:14:23 EDT; << http://www.collectorcartraderonline.com/addetail.html?3438964 Laughing at this guy's definition of concours restoration >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Well, the ad says "concourse restoration."; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00231.html (7,915 bytes)
3. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 09:17:08 -0400charset="Windows-1252"; Kent's Bugeye may not be concours, but it has a Stebro exhaust _and_ a Judson supercharger amongst other goodies. Who cares about concours! <g> Rick '59 Sprite (no Stebro or Judson); /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00232.html (8,039 bytes)
4. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 08:26:45 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"; but the seller is laughing all the way to the bank, he sold it last week for the asking price. As they say..."there's an a-h-- for every seat cover"....... Dave@Taos Garage Annex in Albuquerque 59 A; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00235.html (9,223 bytes)
5. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 10:25:05 -0500; Well now, I'm just curious but how do you know it's not just by looking at one pic? Cheers, CR; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00236.html (8,203 bytes)
6. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 10:53:54 -0500; It is not the picture that is the giveaway, it is the text. Bugeyes came with drum brakes, a 948 engine and a smoothcase transmission. What he has done is upgrade the car to be more of a daily driver; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00237.html (8,899 bytes)
7. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 11:52:36 -0400charset="Windows-1252"; 1275 engine, disc brakes, etc. None of those originally came on a Bugeye. Rick '59 Sprite; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00238.html (8,685 bytes)
8. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:09:40 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; The picture definitely gives it away, though, too. Bob; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00240.html (8,976 bytes)
9. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 21:57:58 -0500; Oh, I see. I didn't read the text, just looked at the pic. Duh! CR; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00245.html (8,802 bytes)
10. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:09:46 -0500; Shux, I didn't read the text, just looked at the pic. So I went back and looked again. The guy said "restored to concours _condition_", not that it was a concours example. Seems fair enuff to me, if; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00246.html (9,265 bytes)
11. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 08:57:38 -0500; That is why we are all here Charlie, to learn from each other!! I made the mistake of making my first question to the list the Morris vs. B.L. thread (check the archives if you want on that one). Man; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00249.html (9,813 bytes)
12. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 09:37:23 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"; Dear concerned, Charley and Peggy are correct. It is "concourse condition" [sic] that the seller was trying to convey in his text. I personally know the seller and the car. Both are concours in my hu; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00253.html (11,063 bytes)
13. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 12:33:11 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; Don't know about the seller, but the car definitely ain't concours!! Bob thread a it can't; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00254.html (10,547 bytes)
14. Fw: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:35:59 -0400; I always understood "concours" to mean in pristine condition and exactly as it was manufactured. My only point was that a car could not be a concours car if it has been altered. It may be a very nice; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00261.html (12,104 bytes)
15. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:05:39 -0700; Most Concours events allow "period correct modifications" to sporting cars. The 1275 and ribcase transmissions could be stretched to be included under this definition in many smaller concours competi; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00277.html (10,435 bytes)
16. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 13:00:05 EDT; I absolutely loathe the UK Concourse scene - things seem more liberal in the USA. Over here correct period modifications are allowed in rally and circuit racing regulations, not so sure about concour; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00289.html (8,552 bytes)
17. Re: "Concours" Restoration (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 21:59:16 -0400; I am with Daniel on this. A 1275 in a Bugeye is NOT concours. An unrestored well maintained original car is more concours than an over restored armour-all dripping plastic wrapped cars. Case in point; /html/spridgets/2000-10/msg00333.html (8,609 bytes)

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