<VV> CONCOURS PHILOSOPHY 101

[Robert Marlow]

Mark, I am one of those who respectfully disagrees with your position.

I am unable to comment on the merit of any arguments put forth by Mr
Norwalk, because I do not have the benefit of his view.  But from my
vantage point, even though your car maintains the appearance of a street
stock car, and in fact may be closer in appearance to a factory stock car,
it is fundamentally altered from the way it left the factory.  A street
stock car has any variety of the permissible changes from factory stock,
but it is still the in essense what it was when it left the factory --
model, make, and year.  Yours is a wholly changed car, changed into your
personal vision (and a vision shared by others, I'm sure) of a most
desirable Corvair -- had Chevy built such a thing.  In this sense, your car
is no different than any number of cars modified in far more obvious ways.

You are of course correct when you state that in our Concours cars are
judged only on cleanliness and condition, and that the class structure
exists primarily to level the playing field for those preserving,
restoring, or modifying.  But the choice to preserve, restore, or modify is
a personal one, and in my view CORSA has no obligation to create classes
that fit everyone's car perfectly.  Your car is an anomaly, a car modified
with factory stock parts.

You are also correct that "the court of public opinion" ought to count for
a great deal in this discussion, and so I am curious to see what other
responses your inquiry generates.  If more persons share your view than
don't, I will of course acquiesce to that majority viewpoint.  It is my
hope that you, too, will respect the majority opinion, whatever it may
prove to be.

With Best Regards --Bob

Robert W. Marlow
nortechcorp@optonline.net