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Re: Factory Specials

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Subject: Re: Factory Specials
From: Gregory Wells <gwells@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:20:31 -0500
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
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