<VV> Concours Rules

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Frank,

That phrase "required by law" does not mean that a belt has to be required
by law. Rather, that any safety item that could be (locally) required by
law can be overlooked during classification. Also, the addition of seat
belts can also be overlooked as a modification, regardless of legal status.

One example of a locally required safety item is that PA (at least at one
time) required additional rear reflectors be added to trucks. Thus FC's
from PA often are found with added aftermarket reflectors on the back.

The way mandatory belt wearing laws are in the 50 states, it's hard for us
to say whether any discount grandfathering older cars or not. Besides,
who'd want to discourage belt usage? You have to realize that that rule was
only meant to help prevent safety equipment from being counted as a
modification, for classification purposes only.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: corvairduval at cox.net <corvairduval at cox.net>
> To: <sethracer at aol.com>; <dave.thompson at verizon.net>;
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 8/18/2008 10:06:32 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Concours Rules
>
> So, who determines if the equipment is required by law?
>
> Case in point, here in VA only cars produced after January 1, 1963 are
> required to have front seat belts. 
>
> So, if I install belts in a 1962 Corvair, then they are not required by
> law, so will it count as a deduction?
>
> I know this is splitting hairs, but the rule needs to be written so as to
> be applied to all states equally.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> Seth writes:
>
> Dave - From the current Concours rule book:
>  
> "Non-Stock equipment required by law (such as seat belts) will not count
as
>
> a modification where such equipment was not standard."
>  
>  
> Corsa has that part covered. - Seth Emerson
>
>
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