HPOF / paint work

[jimr 34 pontiac]

Can someone tell me how much of the fenders on my 1934 pontiac can be painted and still remain in the HPOF class.The car was awarded HPOF at Hershey. The front and tops of all 4 fenders have very little or no paint at all and look brownish.

Thanks Jim R

[novaman]

I've got an HPOF car and what I did for things like the large chunk of paint missing from the trunk lid where something had hit it, was to paint it with some clear so it won't rust. If I had your car I'd probably do the same but see if I could find some matte finish clear unless what paint surrounds the area is pretty shiney.

HPOF cars are supposed to be certified on a percentage of orginality of each of the 4 area. If (example) only the interior is orginal then that is what is certified. If it was the engine and interiot then it is certified in those two areas. Unfortunely the HPOF class is still a mystery to a lot of people. No one seems to know what percentage of each area and/or percentage of whole car qualifies it and then no one (car ownwer or spectator) knows which areas that perticular car was certified in. Orginally the Libary was to get a list of the areas for each car so if someone was restoring one and needed photos of an orginal car the owner could be contacted. That ball seems to have been dropped.

[MCHinson]

It really is not a mystery. It is just that nobody knows how to interpret the rules. The rules (as found below) are clear.... It is <span style="font-weight: bold">65%</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">significantly restored</span> that I am not sure how to intrepret.

D. EXHIBITION CLASSES

1. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF ORIGINAL

FEATURES (HPOF) CLASS

Since our 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 and Regional

Meets. A vehicle may be entirely ?original?

or it may have certain ?original? features

such as paint, chassis, upholstery, engine

compartment, etc., that are essentia-

ly 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 sixtyfive

percent (65%) or above to receive certification.

They will be recognized at the

awards ceremony and will receive an exhibition

award. A certification plaque will be

presented to each vehicle upon acceptance

into the HPOF category. 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. This category is limited

to vehicles 35 years old and older. All vehicles

registered in the HPOF category will

be displayed in one location on the show

field. 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. 44)

[ted sweet]

so if i receive an HPOF award i can;t be in the DPC in the future?

[MCHinson]

That is how I would interpret it, unless you restored it to the point that it's HPOF certification was voided. In which case, I guess you get to start over in whatever class was most appropriate, either DPC or a regular judging class. (I guess) <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[ted sweet]

so a car that has perviously won any award can't be in DPC?

[Steve Moskowitz]

We will have an article in Antique Automobile in the Jan/Feb issue that will clear all of this up. We just received the final wording.

[novaman]

HPOF and DCP are certified classes and the car can be in either. But if it has won an award in any of the other judged classes (not HPOF or DPC classes)it can not be entered in the DPC class. Or at least that was the way it was explained to me and I know of national directors that have cars with both HPOF and DPC badges.

Steve, thanks for getting the article in the magazine.

[Steve Moskowitz]

<span style="font-weight: bold">Please read the November/December issue as the clarification has come out earlier!</span>