What am I Doing?, I have no idea much less a clue Options

[Johny Blackstain]

Please visit the members VIN page & read about Knikki. Once you've read what she is tell me am I preservation or restoration? I have no fuching idea & it's starting to bother me. I don't know what to do, don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong. I am a major virgin rookie to this concours stuff.

[Pat Garvey]

Well, I've spoken (via e-mail) with 2 of the PCR (Parade Competition Rules) people so far re: Preservation class. My question concerned my '72, which was repainted in '79 (no color change).

From the first, and no names will be quoted, I got this:
since " the automobile has had a full re-paint you would receive faults or demerits. The judging in the Preservation Group is on preservation of the automobile not rebuilding/painting it.

For those automobiles that have a complete re-paint, you should enter in the Restoration Group. But as you have not fully restored the other areas of the automobile, you would be sacrificing something in those areas.

You are sort of caught between two classes."

From the second, I recieved this:

"My answer to your question would be: No. A Porsche that has had more than a third of the body re-painted should be considered a restoration and should be put in the Restoration Class. I realize that the PCR’s are vague in this area and we will try to be more specific in the future.

So, one says OK to Preservation (with demerits for paint,, which I can live with).

The other one comes out of the blue with this "third of the body" idea! Has anyone seen any text to that effect in the current PCR's, because I sure haven't. I started thinking about this "third" concept. I repainted the exterior of the doors, fenders & lids. I did not repaint the engine lid (there was a reason for this), door jambs, interior floors, engine areas, belly pan, or interiors of the trunks & lids. I'm inclined to think that I haven't repainted more than a third of the painted surfaces of the car.

Jafsmith appears to be correct. No straight answers, or conflicting answers.

I'm not finished with this yet.

Pat