In a message dated 3/3/2009 10:35:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
zoboherald@aol.com writes:
So if you got yourself chrome air cleaners from Wilco or (gasp) MG Mitten
(hey, despite the name, they used to
have a Triumph 10 wagon featured in their ads), or an alloy valve cover from
Vilem B. Haan (spelling?),
or grille guards from American Carry-All Products (AMCO) or even fuzzy dice
from J.C. Whitney
?back when your car was six months old, then it's ok (so long as the
accessory can be documented as
"period"). I honestly don't know how far back the Lecarra steering wheels
go. ;-)
Hey Andy,
Technically you are correct. I have never seen the chrome air cleaners, the
only period alloy valve cover is the factory optional TR3 one that is way
cool and allowed but if there were more and it can be documented as period
then
I would be OK with it. I have an Amco grille guard on my Showroom Stock TR3B
along with those really hard to find little Amco rear bumper add on's that
wrap around the rear wings, remember those?
How do you document? A period ad would do and sometimes the judges are
instructed to take the owners word for it. That being said we would exclude
any
parts obviously new reproduction stock and made in Taiwan.
BTW, with another club I was once told that if I presented my TR4 with those
American Racing Silverstone Mags on it in Concours one more time it would be
judged like it had no wheels on it at all. No Kidding another participant
was whining about it big time! What did I do? I documented those wheels as
period equipment and got the club to change their rules. That process is
certainly available to any VTR member.
I've seen this in recent years "reinterpreted" to mean that there would be a
deduction for stainless steel
exhaust systems
Just for clarity you are partly correct, however starting with the NATC in
Texas we are now allowing stainless steel exhaust systems. I changed this in
part due to popular demand but primarily since some models no longer have
mild steel systems available anywhere. Sort of like the tire size rules. BTW
this rule was not reinterpreted during my watch. It was that way since I
started judging in the 1990 NATC in Boulder, CO. so I would dispute the
"recent
years claim." I even suffered this deduction on my TR6 in Cincinnati, I forget
the year but it was way back. What did I do? I changed back to mild steel.
I guess that doesn't get me anything now, Huh?
Also the following rule plays a roll too in this discussion. As before it
spells out the appropriate deduction as being one half of the full allowable
deduction of a missing part. So if an air cleaner is worth 3 pts. a judge
should deduct 1.5 pts. for authenticity if it has been chrome plated.
Regards,
Darrell
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