[rollingsculpture]

I am new to this portion of the AACA forum and to displaying and showing cars at an AACA event. If this info is somewhere on the website I missed it. Sorry.

Quiestions:

Re: 1970 Mark III, 47,000 mile un-restored car. I would like to show or display it at an AACA event. What are the HPOF requirements.

Re: Second Generation Cars: What are the Requirements for show or display?

Thanks for your Help Guys!

Mark Tyra

www.auburnspeedsters.com

[MCHinson]

From the judging guidelines:

D. EXHIBITION Clases
1. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF
ORIGINAL FEATURES (HPOF) CLASS
Since its’ founding, AACA has been dedicated
to the preservation,
restoration
and
maintenance
of vehicles. In the furtherance
of the “preservation”
mission,
the
AACA Board of Directors in 1987 established
a program to encourage
the saving
and display of collector vehicles in
their original,
as-manufactured
condition.
The Historical Preservation
of Original
Features program
encourages
owners of
vehicles 35 years old and older, retaining
significant
original features to allow them
to remain in this original condition, and to
show them at National Meets. A vehicle
may be entirely
“original”
or it may have
certain “original” features such as paint,
chassis, upholstery,
engine compartment,
etc., that are essentially as delivered.
These vehicles will not be point judged.
They will be certified using a percentage
system which includes a total average
percentage of the original features of the
exterior, interior, chassis and engine. The
vehicle must receive a score of sixty-five
percent (65%) or above to receive certification.
They will be recognized
at the awards
ceremony and will receive an exhibition
award (and a mounting board at first certification).
A certification
badge will be presented
to each vehicle upon acceptance
into the HPOF category. The badge should
be mounted at some visable location on
the front of the vehicle. Vehicles
entering
the HPOF category will be prohibited from
future
registration
in any other competition
or exhibition
class. If the vehicle is
restored, certification
in HPOF category
will be voided.
No previous National First
Prize winners are accepted. An HPOF certified
vehicle that is significantly restored
will lose its’ HPOF certification. HPOF
certification remains with the vehicle even
if there is a change of ownership. (See
Attachment 5 HPOF Judging Form p. 48)


3. SECOND GENERATION COLLECTOR
VEHICLES (SGCV) CLASS
This display class is for factory-assembeld
manufactured vehicles that replicate the
look and style of a previous make and
model. Vehicles must be 25 years of age
or older to qualify. These vehicles have a
newer, more modern driveline and chassis
than the original vehicle on which the
replication is based. The body may have
fiberglass components and the interior may
have modern accessories. A special team
appointed by the VP-Class Judging will
evaluate this class. The evaluation will consist
of inspecting all areas of the vehicle with
consideration for workmanship, condition
and being factory built. After acceptance
by the evaluation team, the vehicle will
be certified SGCV. After certification, the
vehicle owner will receive a SGCV badge at
the awards banquet to be displayed on the
front of the vehicle. The vehicle owner will
also receive a participation "chip" from that
meet. After four more participation "chips"
have been received, the owner is entitled
to a special SGCV "plaque board" to place
the participation chips on. Vehicles will be
accepted into this class after providing evidence
of being factory assembled by either
a copy of the manufacturer's Certificate
of Origin (C of O) verifying it being a factory
built vehicle or the manufacturer's
"build sheet" or "production order" with the
vehicle's serial number and production date
documented along with a photo copy of the
vehicle registration or title. Factory contact
information, names and phone numbers
should be included with the application, if
available. All applications must be accompanied
by a "C of O" copy or build sheet
information along with all other pertinent
documentation and sent to the VP-Class
Judging. Vehicle acceptance is on a caseby-
case basis and at the sole discretion
of the VP-Class Judging with approval
from the Class Judging Committee. Meet
registration will not be accepted for these
vehicles until the Vice President - Class
Judging has reviewed all the documentation
and approved it for entry. Vehicle
owners will be notified of the decision. The
AACA does not accept "kit car "
vehicles. Included in this class are factory
built: Avanti II, Clenet, Glenn Pray,
Shay & Zimmer. Other vehicles may apply
to the VP-Class Judging. (see Attachment
7-SGCV Judging Form-p. 50).

[rollingsculpture]

Hey Mathew,

Thanks for your detailed reply. I do appreciate your time.

Can I ask another question Re: HPOF Requirements...

The bottom side (suspension and frame) of my car received little or no paint from the factory when built so it has a lot of surface rust. If I clean and respray the components black to stop or prevent anymore deterioration does that detract from the cars certifcation scoring?

Thanks again,
Mark Tyra

www.auburnspeedsters.com

[MCHinson]

If I remember correctly, the car needs to be 65% original to be certified. Sure, go ahead and do that to protect the car from rust.

[novaman]

Mark, the other option would be to gently clean things and spray it with clear. What dirt gets trapped under the paint would help to show it hasn't been restored/atemptmade to do so, and is orginal but just cleaned up and an attempt was made to preserve it. The cleaning and spraying black would fall more as restoration.

As for the 65% in order to get certified, that is the avearage of the % score for each of the scroing catagroies; Interior, Exterior, engine, chassis.

[Shop Rat]

My understanding of the class is that it was formed to do a couple of things.

First, it gives owners of unrestored/minorly restored vehicles a class of their own so that they can show their vehicles on a level playing field and allow spectators to see and enjoy these survivors.

Second, it helps other hobbiests because they can use them as a correct visual reference when they are restoring their vehicle, which may have been altered before they got it, or have parts missing and they have no idea what they need to be looking for until they can see an orginal part.

Hence the name, Historical Preservation of Original Features AKA HPOF.

[msmazcol]

My 69 442 also has similar surface rust and or minor oil seepage on the underside. In my opinion if yours has survived since 1970 with the surface rust LEAVE IT ALONE. If you tell me it's in a wet barn or swamp based garage then you might have no choice.
I looked at my car many times considering a re-paint. I'm so glad I left it alone!
They are only original once!!