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Originally Posted by BlueSunoco
Agree. I believe the Burtz blocks should receive full points in judging, seeing how they are indistinguishable from an original bloc. Until someone slips and tells the judges it is a Burtz block, they can't even tell the difference  |
I have purposely stayed out of this as I was interested in reading the comments. The irony is, how many people here giving these opinions have actually restored and displayed a Model-A in MARC/MAFCA Fine-point Adjudication? This would even apply to those who have been given Liaison duties?
It is my opinion (-also as someone who has restored AND showed many Model-As in Fine-Point Adjudication and one that has judged many different Areas over the years) that people are stating opinions that are not 'real-world'. Unless a vehicle is being displayed as an unmolested time-capsule vehicle, there is plenty on these vehicles that is not original. Some items are addressed within the RG&JS and others are not. Area 1 gives some basic overviews as to what is correct however for the majority of details, it does not mention these differences.
There are subtle casting differences that I have noticed over the years from handling quite a few A engine blocks. Generally speaking, the Chief Judge instructs all Team Captains and Adjudicators that even although they may have knowledge obtained from personal research or experiences, they are instructed to only judge on information that comes from the RG&JS book (-along with a few authorized publications) ...AND if their is any doubt to authenticity of a component, -then to give the Car Owner the benefit of the doubt and give no deductions.
So to answer the O/P's question, having a vehicle adjudicated with a Burtz block is really no different than using a modern paint, or reproduction upholstery fabrics, replacement glass, new plating on original components, etc. etc. It is all about the appearance on the specific day of adjudication and really cannot be answered here in a hypothetical scenario.