Jeffrey Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 How should the winning award plaque attach to the grill?ThanksJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 The grill badge should have a large washer and wing nut with a long stem but if not, you can find the peices at any hardware store. Plaques and framed awards should go on the wall <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />Try to avoid using wire, like picture wire, because it rusts, and can scratch the chrome on the grill. I attached my CLC badge to the '47 (with its huge egg crate grill) using a very long stem and adhesive felt pads to protect the chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Randall, I believe the question is how to attach the National First Prize shield to the car. If that is the case, you can buy a holder from national headquarters or attach it to the car by whatever appropriate means you can. In many cases it will depend on the car. The oval does have to be in a clearly visable area. If you want to install it on the grille, it depends on what type you have. Give us more info. The First Junior award does not have a stud and wing nut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 nailgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Depending on the age of the car on older car I use SS wire and just run the wire though the core of the radiator, on newer cars I always used #6 brass bolts and strip of aluminum to put behind the grill.AACA does sell a holder you can attach to a license plate bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Hey Restorer32, not far from the truth with a lot of brass cars. I cringed, but eventually had to drill holes in the body of my 1908 as it was not feasable (or is that ible) to put on the single tube radiator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Liquid nails if you don't have a nailgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Diz ~ And if you are having trouble making your small bungie work, there is help for that problem too. ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Duct tape is one of my favorites Since you're talking about plaques & badges - I have a box full that must weigh 40+lbs. and then a big oval brass plaque about 10inches wide a 3rd prize thing.Does one get a badge each time you go to a meet? How does one aquire plaques?no - I'm not joking - I have no clue -- even tho I've been know to be a wiseass on occasions I got this box from my father & been curious where or how he got so many. they all have dates, name of club etc.. - some go back to 1967ish.If I took all the badges/plaques that say Curved Dash Oldsmobile & put them on the car the body would fall off!! heh! Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 By my definition plaques and badges are two different items.Plaques -- You normally get one at each meet where you enter a car. I'll bet my box of plaques weighs more than yours. This year at Hershey I took some of the ones from the '60s and 70's and put them on my table at a buck apiece. Sold a few, mostly the older Hershey Fall Meet ones.Badges are of two kinds:Club badges. These are normally purchased from the various clubs.Tour badges. These were normally given to participants on national tours of the various major clubs who complete the tour. Over the years things have changed and you no longer have to complete the entire tour. In fact I have seen the badges given out with the registration at the start to a tour. Most recently badges seem to have fallen out of favor and been replaced by plaques, much like those received at judging meets. I think it is an economy thing, but it is sort of a shame.Occasionally, but rarely, plates and similar items are used as awards for the various placements. In AACA National Meets all placement awards are furnished by the National Club and are standardized. Preservation awards consist of a wooden board, with a large rectangular plate at the top telling what the award is, a smaller plate beneath giving the year and make of the car and the name of the owner. Then small tabs are awarded each time the preservation award is won.Don't put anything on the car body except the club badges approipriate to the car and award badges like the First Junior award plaque. When putting club badges on a vehicle, don't do something like putting a CCCA badge or a Buick Club of America badge and such on your Olds. That is what I meant by appropriate.Hope this helps. ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Which is worse? Attachment using Restorer32's nailgun , or (as I've seen several times) attachment to an aftermarket/commercial add-on badge bar or mounting plate (i.e. an AMCO badge bar for British sports cars)? You have to admit it's a little oxymoronic to have an AMCO bar on your TR4 sporting an AACA Senior Award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Totally off topic but amusing...the retiring chairman of a committee I serve on was given a well deserved reward (large engraved plaque) for his years of service. Official announcement read "In appreciation of his years of service Mr. Smith was awarded a plague". Come to think of it, old cars are sort of a plague aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 OK now I am totally embarrassed. Having never been to a large show or seen winners of this kind, I guess I was out of my league. But hey, you never know...the Dutchman might win someday!!! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> So what do these plaques look like, and how large are they? Do they have to be permanently displayed? Even at the cost of drilling holes in the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Randall, after you win your First Junior in AACA judging, you recieve a oval shaped metal plate that signifies that the car is a National First Prize Winner. The plate must be "permanently" affixed to the car in a easily visable location for judges to see. Additional plate can be won at the Grand National Meets. Also, a "tab" can be won signifying Senior Wiiner or National Award Winner (special awards given out in Philly every year). The plates are roughly 3"x 2" and are oval. I happended to have about a 1000 of them spread out now on a table as I am putting them into an inventory. At National Headquarters we keep a supply of past year plates in case of damage to an owners plate.Yes the plate and tabs must be "permanently" affixed to the car. It is very easy for some cars. The can use a bracket and mount it to license plate frame or grille but some cars it is difficult to find a suitable place. In those cases, double stick tape, glue, screws etc. are used as appropriate. Now hurry up and restore a car for AACA judging so you can experience this challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 I am!! I am!!! It should be another 4 years though. Until then I plan on being at the next National in Colorado. It is time to start showing him.Thank you for the information, Glenn. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Howard - thank you for the explanation.I think some of it makes sense as to why my father had so many - I can only assume becuase of his active judging and bringing his car on tours. I know that is soemthing he did alot of.nothing is going on the olds until I earn my first award myself. I'm thinking of a way I can put alot of the badges and/or plaques on various pieces of wood to be displayed in my garage.Oh! The older hershey badges have some cool graphics btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Claire ~ What I used to do, although I stopped it at least 25+ years ago, was to make a large plywood silhouette of one of my cars or something representing a car I owned [like a large Chevrolet bow rie or a Cadillac crest] and mount the plaques on that board. Then I could hang the boards on the wall of my garage. I still have 4 of them from the 60s high up on a wall in my storage building.hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Randall ~ Did my response to your post on Colorado Meets disappear or has CRS set in? ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Claire, I used to bring showroom samples or reject cabinet doors to flea markets for use as plaque mounting boards. I'll look around and see if have any left, could drop them off in Boston next month. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 I have two heavy cast iron trivets which were souvenirs of the 1952 (I think) Glidden Tour. At least I hope these were souvenirs and not meant as plaques as they weigh about 2 pounds each and are maybe 6"x6". And no, I didn't participate,I was barely weaned in '52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Another idea that I've seen is get a blank license plate and attach the plaque to it. If you live in a state that requires a front license plate, you can buy the bracket through AACA and attach it to the front license plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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