Well I think the way the 'inner circle' is organised is absolutely fine as it is, and I for one will not see anything bad said about it or the people who organise it using their own free time.
Do not forget it is organised by people like Keith who know exactly what they are doing, have MANY years experience, and go about it in a polite manner without rudeness, unlike that shown by people who seem to just expect to get their car in on age alone regardless of the changes they have made to it.
My car is all stock parts, albeit a mix of standard and deluxe and non correct paint so according to Robs ruling I could not get in. But my car was hand painted bright green when O found it in Sweden, so has not been original paint colour since probably the 60's. So paint colour is not really a factor in my view as many interesting early otherwise stock cars would fall outside this.
Equally O's 50sunroof is all stock(inc height & paint) and very original indeed bar its og paint og sprints, which as original accessory items fall into the same category as a period luggage/roof rack etc.
Every car is a different case and as such it requires someone very knowledgeable in charge to implement the rules set by Stanford as best they see fit. And to be honest there are not many people in the uk vw scene with this high level of stock knowledge, especially on this forum! as in part we are all a lot younger for one! And this level of knowledge simply comes with age and experience. There are no short cuts.
Why on earth anyone with a car they have lowered thinks their car should still be allowed to park in a stock display is beyond me! It simply shows arrogance and rudeness to a level that is unacceptable, and in fact highlights the very attitude that seems to only come from people who modify their cars which is why they are tagged as such, and why most of the people who use this forum are sick and tired of their attitude and the way most vw shows in this country have gone.
Stanford is special and needs these special rules.
Heres a message for you guys who just are not getting it!
IF YOU LOWER IT, THEN IT ISNT STOCK ANYMORE SO YOU CAN NO LONGER GET INTO THE HISTORIC DISPLAY. END OF. IF YOU TRY ON THE DAY THEN YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY! END OF.
YOU MADE THAT CHOICE. NO ONE ELSE IS TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF! SOI STOP BLOODY WELL BLEATING ABOUT IT ON THIS - STOCK ONLY FORUM - BECAUSE WE ARE NOT INTERESTED!
Get over it!
We dont want to park in resto displays! so dont park in ours!
Honestly,! how hard is it to understand :roll:
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"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann