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BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA JUDGING HANDBOOK SEVENTH EDITION – 2005 CONTENTS PAGE A. Introduction..........................................................................................................................1 B. Philosophy ............................................................................................................................1 C. History ..........................................................................................................................1 D. General Judging Policies........................................................................................................1 E. Guidelines for Fairness and Consistency in Judging ..............................................................1 F. Duties of the Owner / Exhibitor ..........................................................................................2 G. Criteria to be a Judge ............................................................................................................3 H. Procedure to Become a Judge................................................................................................3 I. Organization of National Meet Judges ..................................................................................4 J.Judges Records ....................................................................................................................6 K. Judges Recognition Award ....................................................................................................6 L. The Judges Roster ................................................................................................................6 M. Special Requirements for the Judging of Entries....................................................................7 N. The BCA Formal Judging Format ........................................................................................7 O. Basic Guidelines for the Use of the BCA Formal Judging Form and Award of Trophies ......7 P. Awards ..........................................................................................................................7 Q. Registration ..........................................................................................................................9 R. Field Judging Procedures ....................................................................................................10 S. Special Instructions and Notes ............................................................................................11 T. Guidelines for Judges: How to Judge a Vehicle ..........................................................................................12 Fire Extinguisher & Safety Glass ............................................................................12 General Considerations ..........................................................................................12 Judges Comments....................................................................................................12 Judging the Chassis..................................................................................................12 Judging the Engine..................................................................................................13 Judging the Interior ................................................................................................14 Top, Soft..................................................................................................................14 Judging the Exterior ................................................................................................16 Front End................................................................................................................17 Lights ......................................................................................................................17 APPENDICES IJudging Classes ................................................................................................................18 II National Meet Documents..................................................................................................18 III List of Items to be Contained in Each Vehicle Registration Packet ....................................19 IV List of Items to be Contained in Team Captain Packet ......................................................19 V he Judging Administration Office ......................................................................................19 VI Chair of Judges Training ....................................................................................................21 Chair of Judges Records ......................................................................................................21 Chair of Pre-qualification Operational Check ....................................................................21 Chair of Senior and Archival Resords..................................................................................21 VII BCA Chief Judge ................................................................................................................22 VIII Pre-Qualification Operational Check..................................................................................22 IX Earliest Engine and Serial Numbers for Each Model Year ..................................................23 XEngine Paint Colors ............................................................................................................25 XI Sizes and Shapes of Convertible Rear Windows (1916-1975) ............................................26 XII Convertible Tops and Colors ..............................................................................................28 XIII Wheels and Tires ................................................................................................................29 XIV Exterior Paint Colors..........................................................................................................34 XV BCA National Chief Judges and National Head Judges ......................................................57 Judging Forms and Worksheets ..............................................................................Back Section of Book BCA NATIONAL MEET JUDGING BCA BOARD JUDGING NATIONAL JUDGES NATIONAL JUDGES TRAINING HANDBOOK CHIEF JUDGE RECORDS MEET CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE JUDGING AWARDS JUDGING ADMINISTRATION FORMALISM HEAD JUDGE SCHOOL OFFICE (IMPLEMENTATION OF FIELD ASSIGNMENTS) VEHICLE ROSTER JUDGING ROSTER SENIOR RECORDS TO BCA OVERSEE PRESERVATION ASSISTANT FIELD LAYOUT & UNRESTORED HEAD JUDGE PREQULIFICATION RECORDS JUDGES BREAKFAST ARBITRATION TEAM 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES DEPUTIES TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. CAPT. JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES JUDGES 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 NOTE: The number of two man Deputy Teams and Judging Teams is determined by the judging class breakdown. Each Deputy should be responsible for no more than to judging classes. 2005 Buick Club of America Judging Handbook By using this system, BCA provides recognition of a Senior 7th Edition Award for those members who restore a vehicle to factory condition. It also provides for those members who choose to If a Buick Club of America National or Regional meet or restore and/or maintain a vehicle at a level where the car can be car show is a judged event, the current BCA National Judging driven regularly. All member’s Buicks are still eligible and Forms must be used. All National Meets will use the 400 point encouraged to compete for the BCA National Senior, Gold, judging forms and it is suggested that they be utilized at Silver or Bronze awards, regardless of the authenticity, condition Regional Meets. Although judging and awards at National and workmanship of the car, and for the Archival Award for Meets are directed toward recognition of excellence of original unrestored Buicks. and authentically restored Buicks, all members are welcome and invited to participate and to display their Buicks, whether modified C. HISTORY or unrestored, at any BCA event. The BCA local club sponsoring The initiation of this formal point judging at BCA the event may, at its option, provide a separate display area for National Meets began with the adoption of a standardized judging modified or non-judged Buicks, and may offer awards recognizing form comprising a 400 point system in 1989. The first meet in such participation, which are not BCA National Awards and are which this system was employed was the 1989 National Meet not awarded by BCA judging teams. There is no class separation held in Batavia, New York, hosted by the Finger Lakes Chapter. within the “display only” category of vehicles when the 400 Prior to this, beginning with the first National Meet in 1971 point judging system is used at the meet. The forms must be hosted by Buick Motor Division and the BCA, some meets were used in their basic state and concept in line with the instructions. judged, others were unjudged; and of those judged, numerous BCA Peer and 400 point judging form masters, along systems were employed. with support and scoring form masters, are available from the BCA Office