BACKGROUND

Almost from the inception of the Model A Restorer’s Club, the evaluation of the Model A has been a consistent theme. Beginning with the first National Meet held in Dearborn, Michigan in 1955 a 1931 Roadster owned by Russell J. Gerrits, Chicago, Illinois received the first place award. The initial judging criteria used for this meet consisted of approximately forty-five items for which a maximum number of points could be deducted. An example of one item of consideration was Lower Water Pipe, must be black - 2 Points.

Since that time the Judging Standards Committee (JSC) was formed and over the years one of the top priorities was the publication of judging standards to encourage the restoration and preservation of the Model A Ford by providing the membership with a continuing body of research and reference information which represented the most authenticated data available at that time. The scope of the Judging Standards also evolved to a twenty-four page version used in the early 1970’s addressing 27 areas.

FROM A NEWBIE JUDGES PERSPECTIVE

Photos thanks to Jerry Parr