Bloomington Gold is perhaps the wrong comparison to make. Bloomington rewards as close to exact delivery state as is possible with appropriate attention to detail. This means that if the assembly process leads to overspray on the hood hinges, you must have overspray on the hood hinges. You can clean off glue strings, etc. You must reproduce inspection marks, paint daubs on springs, prop shafts, and any other suspension components that had them. All accessories must have date codes that are reasonable for the assembly date for the car - if the build date was March 5, none of you accessories could have date codes after February 19th or so because of delivery times, inventory, etc. Serial numbers are important because of changes introduced during the build process. A concours like Pebble Beach is primarily interested in presentation and historical significance. A Bloomington Gold car would not fare well against a car that has been "overrestored" for an event like Pebble. Mike Griese Storage Software Development Manager IBM Storage Systems Division Rochester, MN 55901 Internet: magriese@xxxx voice: (507)253-1853 fax: (507)253-2880