Thanks George! I petitioned the AACA and submitted MUCH documentation about
1.5 years BEFORE my showing and approval to display (I've been planning this
event for MANY, MANY years!). After much contact with MANY AACA members via
phone, mail, and email, the Bricklin will NOT be placed into a 'limited
production' category until I show (or others do) (my) car a couple of more
times (according to the President of the judging committee). They want to
'see' the interest in display in an original class by the Bricklin and if it
warrants the special classification we all know it deserves. I'm planning
to take it to two more national events this year which means 'we' (Bricklin
club) might get the special notification of 'limited production'
classification for our GREAT car. They would only allow me to enter it into
the production class first (I needed to provide a TON of documents to prove
the car was not a kit car, real production, history of manufacturing, etc.,
etc., etc......you have NO idea the hoops I jumped through to get our car
classified). I entered it in the 1974 PRODUCTION class. I've been a AACA
member for well over 20+ years and I'm very aware of the pros and cons of
the judging...it's part of the 'game' and basically, I'm not real upset with
my first results! I believe I can get my First Junior @ the next meet, then
maybe Senior. I also brought about 80 pounds of Bricklin literature to the
show also for references! Again, maybe if there is interest in the BI club,
we can 'update' the 'original' stuff on the rules? Just a thought. The
members feelings on this?
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: GLCurley@aol.com [mailto:GLCurley@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 1:04 PM
To: paa5072@dscp.dla.mil
Cc: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Bricklin photo in current AACA magazine
Joe,
Wow that is great. What class did you enter it in? The Limited Production
and Prototype class (#35) is designated as 1946-1972, and Bricklin is not
listed. Actually the criterion is 25 years old. Did you need to petition
to
get Bricklins into that class, or were you in some other production one?
AACA has a procedure to include other cars and It seems like a logical goal
for BI to get Bricklin included on the list. Or has anyone tried in the
past?
Sounds like it was a positive experience on balance. AACA is a respectable
organization, too bad you seem to have run into a bunch of genuine turkeys.
Aren't the judges volunteers? Hopefully they can be educated, as your story
doesn't inspire much confidence.
Identifying what is original will never be easy because there were so many
variants of components put on at the factory. For example the Bricklin
steering wheel I always thought was the black and alum one that says ASKA
President. Then I learned there was also another style used. And headlight
actuators: weren't the "wrong" actuators (corvette) put on at the factory?
The items you mentioned were pretty glaring and make those judges sound like
incompetant hardheaded bozos ("snickering looks"?). They lost a few points
in my book. But what a publicity coup. Congratulations on your showing
results.
George Curley
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