Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[Rusty]

I never have, but I gave a mate who had just finished restoring an early 70s mach 1 mustang a hand to prep his for a concourse because he had never had anything to do with one and didn't know what was involved. We didn't go to the lengths some of you are talking about but it did come up quite well and ended up getting second in its class. I tried to talk him into putting his original steel rims and tyres with original trims and hubcaps back onto it because he had fitted repo period mags to it, but he wouldn't have any of that because he considered it "looked" a lot better with the alloys on it and that cost him winning the day. I don't think he fully comprehended how the points system was applied in a concourse although I tried to explain he would lose a couple of points for a couple of very minor scratches on 2 of his hubcaps but would pick up a lot for having the correct wheels whereas the alloys would be penalised heavily for non originality. I think he enjoyed the day but decided he didn't really want to get involved that deeply so has only put the car in the "show and shine" since then.

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[Ashley]

My son does it most days, he has the ex B Bira Derby Bentley at Pebble Beach this year and he got a third last year with the Mulliner Derby Coupe known as the Honeymoon Express.

Here's a Bristol 400 he's nearly finished.



An AC Ace Bristol



And a friend's 1925 Austin 12 Tourer, which is regarded as the best example there is. It's as a motor show car would have been.

[Penman]

Hi
No trailer queens here, but they still look great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyVl_-xS1bQ
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

[peter scott]

Very well filmed too.

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[gillberry]

The gentleman who did the restoration on our Amazon hates doing them as everything has to be exact all the nuts bolts the same way so often they will not run right and be trailered to shows so they do not get dirty.
We were at a show once where a man had a cotton wool bud cleaning the dip switch and someone else took the wheels off to clean underneath.
We were also told that some people even polish the air in the tyres 😮
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1968 Volvo Amazon estate (Gracie)
1967 Cheltenham Nyala caravan

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[Rick]

I do wonder how any judge can be an expert across a range of car makes and models, say from the pre-war years. The finish of various generic items can be established I imagine, but for items specific to a particular make/model/year etc it must make for some very interesting conversations during a round of judging. Especially with the vehicle owner(s)!!!

RJ
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[52classic]

I take my hat off to concours entrants but I don't envy them.

I recall seeing a 1600e Club concours judging, one year at Malvern. 2 cars 6 months apart in manufacture ----- One owner claimed that the other was using the wrong colour of anti freeze and the retort was that the date of build for the first car required the under seal to have a slightly bronze tint to it, not straight black! Too serious by far IMHO.

Personally I prefer to see a car looking lightly used, just a touch of patina, purely for amusement we pick a date then build to that. The Chevrolet for example is 1977 but is displayed as it was in 1980 complete with Reagan/Bush election stickers. Just a bit of showmanship!