Bloomington Gold Changes..

[Bruce B.]

Interesting, possibly??

http://by147w.bay147.mail.live.com/default.aspx?n=688943098&fid=1&fav=1&mid=b4d147ec-42a7-11e1-adaf-00215ad7133e&fv=1

Sort of sounds like more marketing.

[Dick W.]

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????? Link goes to Windows Live signin screen

[Henry A.]

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Go to Bloomingtongold.com for the information. Very interesting. I can see the NCRS and Bloomington Gold starting a new business of just certifing engine pads and trim tags. There are a large number of us that drive our cars and are not going to have them flight judged but would like to be able to certify that what we have is the real deal. Currently there is no way to ligitamize your car other than going through the full certification program via NCRS or Bloomington.

I am interested in what others think.

[Dick W.]

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Looks like pay yer money, git yer Gold

[Peter L.]

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Isn't all about marketing and $s.

[Dick W.]

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Isn't all about marketing and $s.

At least the $$$$ and always has been

[Bruce B.]

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Sorry about the bad link.
As Henry noted, go to Bloomingtongold.com.
Dick hit the nail on the head---$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[William L.]

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Great. Now my Bloomington Gold Certification from 2009 is obsolete!!! Sounds to me like they just want you to bring your car back and spend another $575 Plus

[Greg G.]

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I'm for it, finally giving special recognition factory original deserves (no offense toward those who do not share that view). A car is only factory original once and you should not be permitted to pay a price to make it "original" again. How many "Gold" or "Flight" cars are there out there with Chinese pistons and a Steak-N-Shake cam the owner likes and hopes you won't mind overlooking?

[Greg G.]

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Great. Now my Bloomington Gold Certification from 2009 is obsolete!!! Sounds to me like they just want you to bring your car back and spend another $575 Plus

Look at it as a screening mechanism. If your car meets the new standards it just got more rare and valuable (if value matters). For too long now the re-created originals have been enjoying recognition only the real originals should be entitled to. This new standard places distance between them now. Maybe the award for the recreated cars could be called "Craftsman." The original factory build, materials and finishes cannot be duplicated though we like to think we can make our work "appear" to do so.

[Dick W.]

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Great. Now my Bloomington Gold Certification from 2009 is obsolete!!! Sounds to me like they just want you to bring your car back and spend another $575 Plus

Suckah!

[Patrick H.]

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Great. Now my Bloomington Gold Certification from 2009 is obsolete!!! Sounds to me like they just want you to bring your car back and spend another $575 Plus

No, it's still a Gold. that hasn't changed.

I talked to Guy Larsen extensively about this at BG this past June. Their motive is to be able to certify the original engine cars as being just that - original engine cars. That's how the whole process started, and what you see in their press release is what they decided on as the final version. I know that it's a bit different than what we discussed but not significantly.

I see it as a way for cars with original engines to be certified as having exactly that. No "looks like," no "might be," no "restoration engine" - it's the "real deal" to quote someone we know.

Patrick

[Dick W.]

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No, it's still a Gold. that hasn't changed.

I talked to Guy Larsen extensively about this at BG this past June. Their motive is to be able to certify the original engine cars as being just that - original engine cars. That's how the whole process started, and what you see in their press release is what they decided on as the final version. I know that it's a bit different than what we discussed but not significantly.

I see it as a way for cars with original engines to be certified as having exactly that. No "looks like," no "might be," no "restoration engine" - it's the "real deal" to quote someone we know.

Patrick

You know, and the rest of the world knows, there is no way that you can be 100% certain that an engine is original. There are individuals reading this post right now that are more than capable of creating a restoration engine that will 100% pass.

[Greg G.]

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Yes there is. For example, cut a SB deck and restamp it and the deck will not measure 9.020 from the c/shaft centerline anymore. The problem with the Corvette hobby is we focus our attention on the body and let some so and so machine shop hack on the engine.

[George W.]

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I don't like more cost $$$$$ If this needs to be done it should be done as part of the BG process.