Announcing The 2026 Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards

MARC National said:
It took a lot of men and women to build the Model A and it took a lot of men and women to assemble these standards!
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The picture of the car judge using the Restoration Guidelines in the ad has an exhaust manifold on the driver’s side of the Coupe.

Anyone else notice that?

I don’t think it’s a Model A he’s judging. Or else the car will be losing a lot of points.
 
I noticed that when I bought a new set of standards a couple of months ago.I think I mentioned it here,along with thinking it pictured an OHV engine too.The book looks to be hardcover,perfectly supported in in the air.Just AI at work.Lots of things in that picture point to,not real.
 
Jim/GA said:
The picture of the car judge using the Restoration Guidelines in the ad has an exhaust manifold on the driver’s side of the Coupe.

Anyone else notice that?
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For sure. Looks like a carburetor and air cleaner also sitting on top.

Won't be long (actually already) that a picture doesn't prove a point - might "paint a thousand words" but who's to believe them? Hopefully the potential huge benefits of AI and similar are going to outpace the potential problems created.

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Jim/GA said:
The picture of the car judge using the Restoration Guidelines in the ad has an exhaust manifold on the driver’s side of the Coupe.

Anyone else notice that?

I don’t think it’s a Model A he’s judging. Or else the car will be losing a lot of points.
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Discussed in depth at the time on the problems of using AI to create content. It was determined that AI did not mean Artificial Intelligence but was in reality ALWAYS INACCURATE.
 
Jim/GA said:
The picture of the car judge using the Restoration Guidelines in the ad has an exhaust manifold on the driver’s side of the Coupe.

Anyone else notice that?

I don’t think it’s a Model A he’s judging. Or else the car will be losing a lot of points.
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Good eye Jim!! That is really comical.

It has been determined by our Tools Coordinator that our Club does not need the updated Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards.
 
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MARC National said:
The new 2026 Revisions will be a completely new set and will render previously issued revisions obsolete. There is more new content than old and the addition of colored photos enhances any current versions. Printing costs being what they are these days it is in the best interest of the clubs to only produce one version of the standards, and they are an incredible update.

590 pages, color photos, new sections, and more info about the Model A and AA Ford than has ever been published before. All for $65 ($80.95 after shipping).

Pre-order your copy here!
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Reasonable price considering all of the work that went into it!
I'll be buying it for sure!
Thanks to all who worked on it....
 
Will there be some Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards available at the Nationals in French Lick, Indiana ? Maybe save some postage ?
 
figment said:
Will there be some Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards available at the Nationals in French Lick, Indiana ? Maybe save some postage ?
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Absolutely! We're planning on having a good stock there to sell. We'd suggest stopping by the MARC booth early in the week to grab your copy.
 
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