Bowtie Award

[Dino L.]

If a highly original car has been flight judged at a regional event and received a very high top flight award, is it possible to enter the car in a national convention for bowtie judging and receive the award assuming it meets all the Bowtie requirements? If it is possible to win that Bowtie, can it then go on to receive a Duntov Award later and or a Founders award?


NCRS - CHEVROLET BOWTIE Award

This award was created by the National Corvette Restorers Society in 1992. The Bowtie award recognizes the un restored Corvette and encourages the owner to retain and display the car in its present condition for the enjoyment and continuing educational benefit of our membership. The award is earned only at a National Convention by un restored cars successfully judged and voted to be historically and educationally significant in four areas (Interior, Exterior, Mechanical and Chassis). This award is available to any model year currently judged by NCRS which was manufactured 20 or more years ago. Regardless of change in ownership or judging result the car may never be presented for judging again. The judged section requires an 80 to 85% pass with the following standard "Does the item, part, fabric, plating or coating appear to actually be that which was specifically installed or applied on this car at the time of manufacture". If this is successfully passed the vote with the following standard "Does the area judged display significant educational and historical value which should be preserved in its present condition" is taken. Passing both sections in all four areas earns the NCRS - Chevrolet Bowtie award. As of June 2010, only 426 Corvettes have received this award.

[Steven S.]

Re: Bowtie Award

To get a car in the Bow Tie judging at National, the car has to be signed off by the team leader at a regional. The car can be flight judged at that regional and also receive Bow Tie sign off. This does not guarantee that it will get judged for Bow Tie at the next National since only 4 cars are judged each time. A high top flight score does not give you a high hope of a Bow Tie award, judging is totally different. To answer your question, a car can achieve all the awards to mentioned and some have.

[Jack C.]

Re: Bowtie Award

Dino, the Corvette Judging Reference Maunal outlines the prerequisite where you must, at the time of your event registration for a National or Regional event, note on your registration form that the car is a Bowtie Candidate. At that event you need to have a 3"X5" card displayed in your windshield with BOWTIE CANDIDATE written on it. The owner must contact the appropriate Divisonal National Team Leader and have them inspect the car, date and sign off on the BOWTIE CANDIDATE card. The purpose of the inspection is to assist in determining if the car would properly belong in the next National Convention Bowtie judging category and exchange those views with the owner. The signed off and dated card must be sent with the judging application to convention.

[Dave S.]

Re: Bowtie Award

If a highly original car has been flight judged at a regional event and received a very high top flight award, is it possible to enter the car in a national convention for bowtie judging and receive the award assuming it meets all the Bowtie requirements? If it is possible to win that Bowtie, can it then go on to receive a Duntov Award later and or a Founders award?

NCRS - CHEVROLET BOWTIE Award

This award was created by the National Corvette Restorers Society in 1992. The Bowtie award recognizes the un restored Corvette and encourages the owner to retain and display the car in its present condition for the enjoyment and continuing educational benefit of our membership. The award is earned only at a National Convention by un restored cars successfully judged and voted to be historically and educationally significant in four areas (Interior, Exterior, Mechanical and Chassis). This award is available to any model year currently judged by NCRS which was manufactured 20 or more years ago. Regardless of change in ownership or judging result the car may never be presented for judging again. The judged section requires an 80 to 85% pass with the following standard "Does the item, part, fabric, plating or coating appear to actually be that which was specifically installed or applied on this car at the time of manufacture". If this is successfully passed the vote with the following standard "Does the area judged display significant educational and historical value which should be preserved in its present condition" is taken. Passing both sections in all four areas earns the NCRS - Chevrolet Bowtie award. As of June 2010, only 426 Corvettes have received this award.

Dino,
The same car can achieve both Bowtie and Duntov awards. Given that all the prerequisites are met and the car is signed off by the appropriate Team leader the NCRS will allow you to try for both awards at the same National Convention. As each of those awards are only given at National Conventions that saves you from bringing the same car to two different conventions. I believe this is the only exception where the same car can be judged on 2 different days at the same NCRS meet. You are also free to achieve each award with the proper prerequisites at different national Conventions.

[Reba W.]

Re: Bowtie Award

I believe that now the car has to be judged at a regional not just displayed for the team leader. And the signoff is only good until the next convention.

The JRM also lists the order in which a car must obtain Bowtie and Duntov if these are sought separately.

[Alan S.]

Re: Bowtie Award

Hi Dino,
I believe if you go to member Kevin Goodman's profile page you'll see a link to pictures of his 71 BowTie and Duntov car. It's a pretty terrific example of a car that can do well in both criteria of judging.
Regards,
Alan