tls630

I have a Chapter top flight award for my car.How much if any does that add to the value of the car? If I get a Regional flight award or a Performance Verification how much value will that add? I do not want to sell the car.I am trying to decide if it worth the time and money to go any further? Advice or opinion's appreciated. Viet

Easy Mike

NCRS and Bloomington awards definitely add value to a Corvette. It would be difficult to say how much. They also tend to scare away a few potential buyers who reason the value of the award will be reflected in the selling price of the Corvette.

tls630

Mike
I geuss it would be safe to say the more award's you have the more the car would be worth! I don't plan on selling mine anytime soon.But I would like to have a reasonable idea as to what it is worth and whether or not it is worth my time in trying recieve more award's.Thank's for your response. I value all opinion's.Viet

Easy Mike

Any number of forum members can give you a guess-timated worth, but there are a lot of variables involved. As to whether your time and effort for potentially more awards is worth it, that's entirely up to you.

ratmotortom

It is hard to put a dollar value on the awards. The one thing for certain though, it does make a car sell better, or easier. A buyer can justify a long distance or sight unseen purchase a little easier than for a car without credentials. I'm not saying you don't have to look at a Top Flight car before buying, but it helps the process a little if the car has been judged to be good. JMO.

early shark

I would say also that a NCRS top flight award would be a good indicator that the car would have most of its OEM parts. The Performance Verification award is a good indicator that the car functions precisely as it was intended to. I would give this award a lot of consideration when looking to purchase.

I don't give as much importance to the Bloomington Gold award as I would to a NCRS national Top Flight.

tls630

Thank's for all the great input. I really appreciate all the opinion's.I think after the discussion here I might go for the P.V. Thank's again Viet

tls630

Would the general opinion be to go or a P.V. next or a Regional top flight?I have a chapter top flight, so would a regional be that big a plus? Thank's Viet

early shark

Your goal should be to get a NATIONALLY judged Top Flight certificiate, best and most experienced judges are involved at this level. Better provenance for the car with this level of award.

Performance Verification is not a points system, it is a pass/fail situation. Best to do a dry run, maiden voyage, etc, before signing up. Very prestigious award, things like the clock better have the hesitation of the second sweep and not quartz changeover. Washers better squirt in a particular designated portion of the windshield each time. Lighter better hold its orange glow long enough to easily light a cigarette. Radio better not have too much static or signal interference from engine revving thru the gears to redline. Most find this a nerve racking event, however I think it is the most complete assessment award NCRS has given to the Corvette.

JohnZ

Best do about ten dry runs before submitting the car for P.V. at a Regional - about 150 items will be checked, including a ten-mile road test to check all the dynamics (including a WOT run to 90% of redline), and all are pass/fail; fail ONE and you're done.

docmow

yes but what a feeling when you passed mt car passed 1st time
after driving 825 miles and i will say again what a rush
unfortunately at national missed a top flite by 1 and a half point with no
driving miles

tls630

doc
Were you going for top flight or p.v.? viet

tls630

If you fail just 1 segment of the P.V. you fail out completely? If so you really have to have your duck's in a row. I think mine will pass with no trouble, but who know's for sure, I will be driving mine about a 150 miles? Viet

JohnZ

In order to avoid major disappointment on test day, you should order the 1984-1989 Operations Manual & Performance Verification Test Guide from the on-line store at www.ncrs.org, read it cover to cover, and run the entire P.V. procedure yourself many times, well ahead of time. One item failure (out of 150-200 items) and you're done, although you get ONE chance to fix ONE item in 15 minutes, using only your own parts - that's all. PV's are only done at Regionals and the National, and you'll need to register for it ahead of time.

tls630

John
Thank's for your help. Viet

docmow

viet630 i went for pv in bend or regional
docmow

tls630

I ordered the perfomance manual from N.C.R.S. yesterday.I will use it to get ready for the P.V. The regional is in January.As far as I know everything work's as it came from the factory.The car just turned 11 k.It had a little over 10k when I bought it. Viet

lemish

Wow. Viet, What year is the car? Is it 11k miles since a restoraton or 11k miles since new? If the car is 11k since new, sounds like you might want to be thinking about a Bowtie award too?

tls630

It is an 88 roadster. It had a little over 10k when I bought it.it had been in a barn in Tennessee for a while. Never driven in the rain. About all I had to do was wipe the cob web's off the underneath and give it a real good cleaning overall.I don't know about the bow tie, but I think I will go for the P.V. Would the Bow Tie be more prestigous ? Viet

JohnZ

I suggest that you order the "Corvette Judging Reference Manual" from the NCRS store - that explains all the NCRS award categories, details, prerequisites, and procedures. There is no "Star/Bowtie" award for cars newer than 1982 - the new award for all-original/unrestored/unmolested C4's is the "Crossed Flags" award.