Absolutely! And I am sure that if asked, anyone would close the bonnet (as
I did on Tiny Tim at the Dallas VTR) when asked.
I has a bad experience at the Portland ABFM a few years back with a girl who
had a well finished Mk3 Spit. It was beautiful inside and out but she
refused to open the bonnet. Turns out that she had spend countless bucks on
the leather interior and paint & body work but neglected totally the engine
compartment. She did NOT get my vote.
Joe
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:01 PM
To: 'Triumph List'
Subject: Re: [TR] vote criterion
On 20 May 2009 at 10:35, Joe Curry wrote:
> I too do not vote for cars with bonnets closed, not because of concours
> issues but because I know that is a sign they are hiding something.
But surely, Joe, you must realize that a Spitfire or GT6 looks better
with the bonnet closed, and that when it is open it hides dings,
scratches, rust on the bonnet's leading edge or on the front bumper,
and that no one can see the triumphs@autox.team.net badge on the
grill, nor even the grill itself.
--
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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