31 LaSalle Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I am considering bidding on a car at an auction in uk the car is a 1946 pontiac streamliner two door coupe it was restored in 2010 and awarded an AAC gold award .what does this award say about the quality and level of the restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Can you explain what an AAC Gold award is? Cannot find anything automotive related on Google. By chance could it be a AACA National First Prize Award. If it is, there should be a number on the badge and I can tell you a lot more about the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 30 minutes ago, Steve Moskowitz said: Can you explain what an AAC Gold award is? Cannot find anything automotive related on Google. By chance could it be a AACA National First Prize Award. If it is, there should be a number on the badge and I can tell you a lot more about the car. Yes it is an AACA award aprox 2010 restored by rick shoesmith i am assuming in the usa i am trying to get more details from the auction house thank you for your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 hours ago, 31 LaSalle said: Yes it is an AACA award approx. 2010... The year will be on the badge of an AACA award. It's not approximate. And the AACA national office can look it up, if you give the serial # on the badge, to ensure it matches with the serial # (VIN) of the car. There is no "Gold Award" in the AACA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) The badge is gold. Steve and others are correct, get the serial number off the badge and it can be verified. Does it have a "Senior" tab on it? A Senior tab is one step higher in the judging of a AACA vehicle. Go to the main page of The AACA and look under publications and open the judging manual, it give a detailed description of the awards. Edited June 3, 2023 by dalef62 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti Bill Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 CTCI has a Gold and a Senior Gold award for 55-57 Thunderbirds but would not apply to the car mentioned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 2:37 PM, Steve Moskowitz said: Can you explain what an AAC Gold award is? Cannot find anything automotive related on Google. By chance could it be a AACA National First Prize Award. If it is, there should be a number on the badge and I can tell you a lot more about the car. AACA national first W21345 in 2008 AACA april 2010 charlotte meet first preservation trophy AACA FEB 2012 21345 class26a AACA FEB 2009 21345 class26a THE auction information said AACA GOLD AWARD this was a mistake by them the gold award was actualy from the pontiac club july 2009 dayton ohio scored 367/400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Good to read the total confusion of what , where, when and numbers is cleared up - how can an auction company expect to sell a car and tout what it has won as a selling point and not even get their information correct? What auction company is it? If one wants to buy something , has the $ to do so , the dubious questions of : sort of, maybe, kinda - should not come into play. AT LEAST AACA and Steve Moskowitz have their act together !! AAC stands for Absolutely Ain't Correct. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Walt, IF my act is together it is an ACT! I'm not sure physically or mentally I am together but I am plugging away as is the entire staff. Lots of new things on the way for AACA. I have more info now for 31 LaSalle! Sending him a PM 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Steve Moskowitz said: Walt, it my act is together it is an ACT! I'm not sure physically or mentally I am together but I am plugging away as is the entire staff. Lots of new things on the way for AACA. I have more info now for 31 LaSalle! Sending him a PM thank you for the offer of more information on the pontiac but i no longer need it . i have just come back from the auction and found the condition of the car not good paint work cracking badly and interior moth and mice damage it is a shame that such a lovely car has just been left to fall into disrepair after such a nice restoration Any way thank you once again for you help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) This must be the car you're talking about, photographed at the 2010 Charlotte meet. I've always loved the styling of the Pontiac streamliners. I was struck by this car and remember talking to the owner. Why would someone buy such a beautiful vehicle, spend the money to ship it overseas and then neglect it? I hope the person who owned it in the 2008-2012 period doesn't see this post. What a letdown it would be. Don Edited June 16, 2023 by DLynskey Typo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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