pass visor vanity mirror delete, looks fact to me Options

[rhodyguy]

was there a year that the mirror was deleted or added? this one is on a 74'.

k

[rhodyguy]

this is my first time seeing one without the mirror. how would an issue like this play in a concours pat? ok either way? -1 for a very early car with the mirror?

k

[Pat Garvey]

this is my first time seeing one without the mirror. how would an issue like this play in a concours pat? ok either way? -1 for a very early car with the mirror?

k

Ok, here's the key ingredient! A judge has a VERY limited time to go over these cars. Depending on the event, it could be as little as 3minutes, or usually as much as ten. Regardless, it isn't enough time to find the obscure issues. I've judged at least 40 of these things, from club, to multi-marque, to Parade - and ther'e NEVER enough time!

All judges are different - some are looking for dirt (anywhere), some are looking for non-origonality (hang the dirt!), some are multi-functional (that would be me).

None of us judge the same! Though we care about the rules, we are all individuals, with an individual purpose. In the back of our minds, we have a personal agenda, whatever it may be. Don't let anyone fool you if they say "we look at all the same" Crap.

"None of us judge the same" Hardly sounds like you're car is being judged properly, does its? Not true. In every event I've been associated with, the judges utilized uniformed crteria. No special treatments were recognized if they weren't original

But, judges are human, and have they're "agendas". You may be penalized for something you disagree with, but are happy that a judge didn't find that incorrect cheesehead screw. It usually works out OK.

If "I" were judging 914 interiors & knowing what I do - I'd still be looking off at th lower surfaces & under the dash - that's where the most obvious faults are. So, they "vanity" mirror would probably not even catch my attention (this is me, remember?).

I'm usually like the guy who gets picked to be catcher on a baseball team - I go underneath, where I look, probe & question. Know more about what's under there, or isn't, or doesn't have proper finish. Kind of like it under there, because few others want to be there & most don't know what they're looking at.

All in all, I'll suck in my breath, spend 8-10 minutes under the belly with clean towels - and usually come out grubby! Have a tendancy for dirty places!
PG