Dean Peach
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What tells you that your car is concours? might sound like a silly question but I'm a newby.
What is concours?
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Dave Wilkinson
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Dean,
I think the answer to that is how well your car will do in a Concours competition. Within PCGB there are two very distinct classes of Concours - the Street Concours competitions, which are more of a show up and shine variety and there are the fanatical Concours d'Elegance competitions where cars are often trailered to the event for fear of getting them dirty!!
If you are interested in taking part in either the solution is to prepare your car as well as you feel necessary - and enter the competition. You will learn how good (or bad) your preparation is when the judging gets going.
I've found that the Regional competions (which are usually of the "Street" variety) vary hugely in the judging criteria and, of course, in the rivals you will be up against. It's good fun - but not too serious.
The Concours d'Elegance competitions are another story altogether. Some owners go to extreme lengths to prepare the car - which usually must be in standard trim - since points are awarded on a variety of counts ranging through cleanliness and originality.
In many of the competitions the mileage of the car counts for quite a lot - so only having 23,000 miles on the clock can often put you at a disadvantage compared to a car which has 123,000 on the speedo. Not all Street competitions add weighting for mileage so it depends where you show the car. Also, some regions only allow Region Members to participate, often relegating visitors to a specific "Visitors" Class.
If you are proud of your car it's great fun to compete against similarly minded individuals. Give it a try.
Regards
Dave
(R10 Outright Winner - Street Concours 2006)
I think the answer to that is how well your car will do in a Concours competition. Within PCGB there are two very distinct classes of Concours - the Street Concours competitions, which are more of a show up and shine variety and there are the fanatical Concours d'Elegance competitions where cars are often trailered to the event for fear of getting them dirty!!
If you are interested in taking part in either the solution is to prepare your car as well as you feel necessary - and enter the competition. You will learn how good (or bad) your preparation is when the judging gets going.
I've found that the Regional competions (which are usually of the "Street" variety) vary hugely in the judging criteria and, of course, in the rivals you will be up against. It's good fun - but not too serious.
The Concours d'Elegance competitions are another story altogether. Some owners go to extreme lengths to prepare the car - which usually must be in standard trim - since points are awarded on a variety of counts ranging through cleanliness and originality.
In many of the competitions the mileage of the car counts for quite a lot - so only having 23,000 miles on the clock can often put you at a disadvantage compared to a car which has 123,000 on the speedo. Not all Street competitions add weighting for mileage so it depends where you show the car. Also, some regions only allow Region Members to participate, often relegating visitors to a specific "Visitors" Class.
If you are proud of your car it's great fun to compete against similarly minded individuals. Give it a try.
Regards
Dave
(R10 Outright Winner - Street Concours 2006)
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Dan
Rules for both types of concours are on the front page of the Festival site (http://www.porschefestival.com/) - the Festival is also a great place to see how sad (sorry, how keen) you need to be to win a concours...
Rules for both types of concours are on the front page of the Festival site (http://www.porschefestival.com/) - the Festival is also a great place to see how sad (sorry, how keen) you need to be to win a concours...
Don't be ridiculous. [
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Fred Hindle
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The car should be as it was when it was produced at the factory. However if you took a brand new car straight from the factory on a covered trailer and unloaded it at the concours it probably wouldn't win as the judges would find something wrong with it! Clean the car by all means but use it how is was supposed to be used.
Cheers
Cheers
Dean Peach
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I cover my Wife in clingfilm on a Saturday night [] Anyone got a trailer.
I do fancy entering, maybe next year when my Wife has given birth to the twins (we already have one !) I'll be looking for an excuse to get out of the house.
] Anyone got a trailer.I do fancy entering, maybe next year when my Wife has given birth to the twins (we already have one !) I'll be looking for an excuse to get out of the house.
Dean Peach
New member
That's what I intend to do. It's funny, I've dreamt of a 964 ever since I saw one when I left school. I have the money to buy a new one now but still went for a 1990 model. What do you think regarding depreciation? Will it lose value if it's looked after?
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