Joe in Canada Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The letters are out for this years AACA National Awards. How about sharing the photos of your cars that you submitted that were not selected for an award. Would love to see some of our members entered treasured photos from the past and present years. With 300 cars that are nominated each year I think, so the past 10 years that is 3,000 cars. So some of you here must have something under your car cover to show us!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE A Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The car in my avatar. Nominated last year and this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 This is a 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton that I used to own. It was nominated in 2010. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 1941 Packard originally owned by John Pillsbury of Pillsbury Mills. Nominated around 1980. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) this year 1930 Cadillac seen on Pa. vintage tour Edited December 22, 2015 by Joe in Canada (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1930 Pierce-Arrow Model B Sport Roadster, this year. Not shown in AACA, but driven on Western Divisional Tour. Photos are (1) "buttoned up" as required for AACA submission, (2) "less buttoned" on display with Art Deco objets d'art at San Francisco Airport March-August, and (3) the way she looks best--topless! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbartlett Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 1919 Locomobile Sportif, restored in the original colors in the early 1970s and exceptionally well preserved. Nominated last year but did not win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Kulikowski Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Here are two of my 70 Monte Carlo SS454. One is a shot that I submitted this year and the other is a more "artistic" shot that I just love. Edited December 21, 2015 by Stan Kulikowski (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderVette Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 My 56 Thunderbird. Finished this year and shown for the first time. Was honored to be nominated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE A Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow!! No wonder the committee has such a tough time choosing winners. If these are the "ALSO-RANS" (there àre no loosers here) what a tough job selecting winners. Hats off to the awards committee!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbartlett Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Here's my nominated car from this year -- a 1935 Auburn Super-Charged convertible sedan that my brother and I restored from the ground up in the mid-1990s. I didn't bother submitting the required photos because I felt the car had gone down and no longer merits a national award. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Here's my nominated car from this year -- a 1935 Auburn Super-Charged convertible sedan that my brother and I restored from the ground up in the mid-1990s. I didn't bother submitting the required photos because I felt the car had gone down and no longer merits a national award. James! It could have been a touring award! Those cars are expected to be a little used and better yet, displayed on the public highways. I think I had you pass me a bunch of times in my T while touring in Texas this year. Of course everyone passed me in my T! Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kruis Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 This is what my Hudson Metropolitan looks like at the local shows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Mr. Bartlett, Wayne is right. If you TOURED in this car this year, condition is only ONE of the criteria for the tour awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Quote I have been fortunate enough to win a few national awards with cars I owned or was involved with over the years before I landed this job. The 1908 Olds Model X was my personal car and my favorite restoration. Rare car, only two known. The Limited was a dream restoration as I never thought I would get to be around one let alone help my buddy Tim get this job finished. I then had possession of the car for several years taking it to AACA shows and concours. I would be remiss in not congratulating all those who have ever received a nomination or an award. It is a hugely difficult job to chose winners and the team that meets here every December has a difficult task. Awards are hotly contested and rarely are the awards anywhere near unanimous. Less than 70 car awards are normally given out over the 3-4,000 cars (trucks and motorcycles too) shown each year so even being nominated is a huge honor. Good luck to all in this year's competition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Two times nominated in the past and no cigar. Now this is an old posting that has been revived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Joe, An old post but worth repeating. We get people frustrated about being nominated and not getting the award. I understand that but there are several things that come into this equation. For instance, there is a man with a great collection of "perfect' cars who has won many times. Why, for very good reasons. He has great cars with huge eye appeal and he shows all over the country so his cars are eligible for divisional awards. He simply has more chances and especially in divisions with fewer cars. We have had people show their car numerous times, not given up and finally won an award. There was no guarantee they ever would win anything but finally they did. One was on a Model A class that I recall (super competitive) and the other in a truck class that was also equally competitive. Where there cars any better the last time shown? Probably not, but it is the luck of the draw. 21 members of a committee, who do not see the scores nor do they see the owner info sit in a room reviewing each of these cars. We have guys who have all sorts of personal likes so it makes it hard. The owner cannot do anything more than he did, it is simply what the majority of the 21 members like on that given day. Certainly not a perfect system but so far the best we can do when virtually all the cars have the same score (a few officials get to see the scores). So, the two nominations are your cigar...you just have not gotten the champagne to go with it. VERY FEW AACA members in relationship to the total number of entrants we get ever get a letter. Congratulations, as you car must be terrific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE A Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Joe; To echo what Steve said, it is quite an honor just to be nominated. Of all the cars in all the shows in the nation, to have yours picked out as one of the best is outstanding. If I remember correctly, there was a winner either last year or the year before that was his 8th nomination!!! Personally, I am on my 5th in a row with one of my cars and EVERY letter is framed and in my display case!! My grandson's car was also nominated this year. Be proud of that achievement! See you in Philadelphia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) Our 1941 Cadillac has been nominated in two prior years - most likely for son sort of Touring Award, since it has never placed higher than an AACA SECOND JUNIOR, although it has since received a CCCA FIRST PLACE - TOURING DIVISION in 2016, and was driven on six national AACA/VMCCA Tours between June and September, 2016: Edited October 31, 2017 by Marty Roth (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Our 1954 Cadillac convertible has also been nominated for a National Award a few years back - likely a touring award since it has only been shown once and that was early this year in Palm Springs, California in the Driver Participation class. This is the car which was driven 10,000 miles between mid-March and mid-June this year, touring the country and attending national Meets and Tours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) It was only a comment guys. I am not upset about not getting an award after two nominations. I totally understand and appreciate the system that AACA has in place. I have taken the judging coarse at Melbourne FL. five years ago to see if it was another interest I might get into. But decided not to after the event as I prefer touring. Next year hoping to do the Sentimental and thinking about the Reliability tours. Actually the car that outdid mine two years ago the owner Mike ( great guy ) gave my a fine bottle of Irish whisky for helping him out with his car that summer. By the way I do not drink and that bottle is still on the shelf. A new topic came to mind while I was righting this so I think I will start a new topic. Edited November 1, 2017 by Joe in Canada (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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