Gus Schlachter wrote: > Not that I mind people competing for the cleanest, > most original car, but as most of you know, the term > "original" is relative. Particularly so for Delorean > owners. If you replace a fuse, is it original? If you > have something repaired under warranty or due to > recall, is it no longer "as shipped from factory"? You are right, this *is* a fascinating and tricky area where DeLoreans are concerned. Having participated as a judge in DMC Houston's Millenium Concours in Saint Louis, I know that they are continuing to conduct research to make it better and better. I expect a number of improvements the next few times they conduct a Concours as they fine tune their standards. As a rule of thumb for any Concours, I would say the most important thing to do is to impress the judges by being meticulous. A spectacularly clean car will get you far. A judge might not notice a little thing, for example if you replaced a fuse back in 1987. But if you show him/her the old, burnt-out fuse you removed 12 years ago, plus the reciept for the replacement fuse, he/she will probably be impressed. > When a concours has a "daily driven" category, > as James suggests, I'll be there. Until then, the > only joy I will get for having clean, good looking > car will be the envy of my friends and neighbors. Last year, Ken Koncelik's DeLorean Car Show in Cincinnati *did* give awards for daily drivers. His June 2000 show in Cleveland is still being planned, but I know he will have prominent display space for all daily drivers. I expect that he will again give some awards for daily drivers in which they do not compete against the Concours cars. Ken, how about giving your Cleveland 2000 website a few pictures of the huge display of daily drivers that were judged in Cincinnati? - Mike Substelny