9/5/10

Sorry for the tardiness in new posts. It was a hectic 2 weeks since the last post, but I actually completed the K convertible in time to make the MCA National Show this weekend in Asheville, NC. We did not leave Raleigh until around 11am on Friday morning. I was still attaching a few parts then! Arrived in Asheville about 3pm and got the car parked. The weekend was mostly spent performing my judging duties with MCA. Not much time to clean the car, but being so freshly restored, it presented very well. I entered the car in MCA Thoroughbred class (THBA) and was one of 4 total in that class. There were 2 Boss 429's and a 64 1/2 convertible. The K convertible was judged by 2 very well known judges in the U.S. and received a Gold award. It also received an MCA Authenticity Award, which is typically only given at the Grand National every year. It was decided a while back by MCA that we would give those awards at the Asheville show instead of Bellevue. The Authenticity Award is quite prestigious. It requires 98% of the authenticity points on the judging sheets and there are no additions for bonus points. That means that out of a total of 700 points where half are authenticity, only up to 7 points can be deducted to receive the Authenticity Award. Of course, I was very pleased that the car received this and it was very rewarding for the countless hours spent researching all the details and getting things as right as possible. As far as I know, the K convertible is the only '65 to ever receive this award at MCA.

There are a lot of details that I would have liked to blog on, but did not get a chance to snap pics. I do plan to share some of these moving forward and will post from time to time. The car will be taken to MCA shows next year, so folks interested in seeing it in person will have an opportunity to view it.