My 72 240Z at Hershey

[VaCat33]

Hello

i am just back from the AACA Eastern Fall Meet at Hershey, PA. I entered my Z in the Historical Preservation Original Features class. In that class you are judged against a standard of originality. Anything restored or incorrect aftermarket gets a deduction. Used, NOS and OEM replacement parts are allowed. Owners are asked to disclose anything they know has been restored or modified. You are allowed up to seven deductions. Under that and you qualify for a HPOF award.

My car is pretty much original but has had two minor body repairs/paint and the fuel line in not totally correct (correct routing but a new piece near the filter has been replaced using a Union. Not sure what the judges found (they do not tell you on the field.) I did not attend the awards ceremony that evening but I heard My car did get an HPOF award.

it was a huge event…at least 500 cars on the showfield. From what I could see, Mine was the only Z, so it got lots of attention.

Jim

[S30Driver]

An impressive looking car, thanks for posting.  Even has the correct battery terminalIs and clamps.   Is the paint mostly original?

Consider bringing it to Zcon next year... 

[VaCat33]

Yes, as far as I know the paint is near all original except for the left front fender up near the headlight bucket that needed repaint after a small fender bender back in the 80s. Also had to do a little rust repair on the right dogleg 5-6 years back. I am not the original owner, but I cannot see any evidence that this is not true.

Jim

[zspert]

Gee, someone who knows what they're doing has had their hand in this presentation! Congratulations Again Jim

[jayhawk]

On 10/10/2021 at 3:30 PM, S30Driver said:

An impressive looking car, thanks for posting.  Even has the correct battery terminalIs and clamps.   Is the paint mostly original?

Consider bringing it to Zcon next year... 

The head judge at ZCON in Colorado Springs said he was working on rules for a Survivor Class in the judging, but its uncertain if that actually occurs for ZCON in Birmingham next year.   

[zspert]

I've been pitching such a class for many years to deaf ears. It's important to remember, to the powers at the ZCCA the show is rather a pain in the a^& to be endured rather than celebrated. 

[VaCat33]

I would definitely like to see a “survivor” class in the Z world. You do not need to reinvent the wheel. The AACA rules and scoring system provide an excellent starting point. From their you can make it as strict or lenient as you wish. I am also Involved in the Sunbeam Tiger world and we just created such a class for our annual gathering. For years nice original cars could not compete with the restored cars because condition was a significant part of the judging. it reached a point where owners of such cars would not enter them in the concours.
 I would suggest making the name of the class something along the lines of “Preservation Class” AACA calls it Historical Preservation of Original Features    Class (HPOF). In the Sunbeam world we call it the Rootes Preservation Class (Rootes was the parent company that made Sunbeams.) Regardless of name, the Z world definitely needs such a class.

Jim