MG CAR CLUB VICTORIA CONCOURS PROCEDURES MANUAL Dedicated to Maintaining the Breed MGCC Victoria Concours Manual Version 3 February 18, 2021 1 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, AND ABOUT THE MANUAL ............................................................... 4 2. THE CONCOURS EVENT ............................................................................................................... 5 2.1 HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 THE ORGANISATION OF OUR ANNUAL CONCOURS ................................................................................. 5 Open Concours and Master Class .................................................................................................................. 5 Display Classes .............................................................................................................................................. 6 The Preservation Class .................................................................................................................................. 6 The Restoration Class .................................................................................................................................... 6 The Custom Class .......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 DEFINITION AND AIMS OF OUR CONCOURS EVENT ................................................................................. 8 2.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCOURS ....................................................................................................... 9 2.5 THE CONCOURS OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................... 10 2.6 OFFICIALS’ DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................ 11 1. Competition Director ...................................................................................................................... 11 2. Concours ........................................................................................................................................ 11 3. Chief Judge .................................................................................................................................... 11 4. Concours Set-out Co-ordinator ...................................................................................................... 12 5. Register Concours Co-ordinators .................................................................................................. 12 6. Judges ............................................................................................................................................ 12 7. Sample Timetable .......................................................................................................................... 12 3. THE CARS AND GENERAL GUIDELINES .................................................................................. 14 3.1 THE MGCC VIC OPEN CLASSES ....................................................................................................... 14 3.2 THE MASTER CLASS ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.1 The Judging Panel. ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.2.2 Selection of Competitors. ............................................................................................................... 15 3.2.3 Relegation ...................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.4 The Judging of the Event. .............................................................................................................. 15 3.3 GENERAL GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.4 PROVENANCE OF MGS AND MODEL YEAR IDENTIFICATION .................................................................. 17 4. JUDGING THE CARS ................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 THE CHIEF JUDGE’S BRIEFING .......................................................................................................... 18 4.2 THE JUDGING SEQUENCE ................................................................................................................. 18 4.2.1 Order of Inspection ......................................................................................................................... 19 4.2.2 Scoring ........................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2.3 Aids to General Assessment of Originality ..................................................................................... 20 4.2.4 Deductions for Non Originality ....................................................................................................... 20 4.3 RECOMMENDED DEDUCTIONS GUIDE FOR ORIGINALITY AND CONDITION ............................................. 21 4.3.1 Originality ....................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.2 CONDITION ................................................................................................................................... 22 4.4 JUDGES INSPECTION GUIDE .............................................................................................................. 23 A. ENGINE BAY ............................................................................................................................................23 B. INTERIOR .................................................................................................................................................24 C. EXTERIOR ................................................................................................................................................26 MGCC Victoria Concours Manual Version 3 February 18, 2021 2 D. UNDERSIDE AND SUSPENSION ............................................................................................................27 4.5 CONCOURS JUDGING. 10 GOLDEN RULES ................................................................................... 28 5. DOCUMENTATION (EXAMPLE SCORESHEETS) ...................................................................... 29 MGCC VIC OPEN CONCOURS SCORE SHEET ............................................................................................. 30 6. UPDATING THE CONCOURS MANUAL ..................................................................................... 36 7. ORIGINALITY GUIDES ................................................................................................................. 37 7.1 ORIGINALITY GUIDES BY MODEL............................................................................................... 39 7.2 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 39 PRE-WAR ......................................................................................................................................................40 TC ..................................................................................................................................................................44 TD ..................................................................................................................................................................54 TF 1250 and 1500 .........................................................................................................................................59 MGY Sedan and Tourer .................................................................................................................................63 MGY Sedan and Tourer .................................................................................................................................63 MAGNETTE ...................................................................................................................................................70 MGA SINGLE CAM ROADSTER ...................................................................................................................78 - MGA ALL MODELS .....................................................................................................................................82 MGA SINGLE CAM ROADSTER ...................................................................................................................84 MGA SINGLE CAM COUPE ..........................................................................................................................89 MGA COUPE .................................................................................................................................................91 MGA TWIN CAM ...........................................................................................................................................98 MGA TWIN CAM ROADSTER .....................................................................................................................100