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Regardless of when it was top-flighted, please don't lose sight of the fact that it appears you have an outstanding-looking car. Enjoy it. The rest is outside noise.
Assuming you mean the car received a "Flight" award under previous ownership. That means it was judged by a group of NCRS judges and on that day, it met the criteria to achieve the award.
If you would like to have the award issued under your ownership, you would need to go through the judging process with the car. If that is a consideration, you would need to educate yourself on the awards process and if it is something you want to pursue, then join the NCRS and find a judging event near you. I would suggest joining a local chapter as well. Much of this information can be found on the NCRS website ncrs.org.
TammiTerry - Welcome to the Corvette Forum. Along with posting any Judging Sheets you have on your 64, do post up some pics of it as well.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
The 64 did receive the Top Flight award. The guy who owned it gave me 6 binders of paperwork, the blue ribbon it received, the Top Flight Certificate and all the NCRS judging papers and booklets.
Not to be nit picky but NCRS does not certify anything. Their awards are based on a set criteria and judged against the books on five areas by a set of volunteers judges. Hopefully most of the rare and dated parts are still on the car after all these years.
I understand. I have been told that you must have around 200 points to get the recognition. It is my understanding that nothing has been changed on the car since 1996. It makes no difference to me. If it doesn't mean anything because of the time frame it was done, that's OK. I just didn't want to be told later that I should have done this or that to keep its status. I will definitely check with NCRS.
Nice car!
As Keith pointed out, much has been learned since that car was judged in 1996. If you want the award in your name, you will have to go through the process again. It looks like you have a good foundation to start with and it did receive a National Top Flight which is great. If you are interested, join or visit your local NCRS chapter and ask around.
You can always get a copy of the Judging Guide from the NCRS for your year car and go through it to see what is correct (by todays standards) and what may need to be addressed. Not every little nit pick thing needs to be addressed in order to receive a Top Flight. This is where having your car judged at the local chapter would be very educational.
Over the years, more has been discovered about how these cars were originally built and shipped. The judging guides have been updated to reflect these discoveries. Just for reference, My 66 Corvette Received a Duntov Award in the early 90's. Would it get that award today - probably not unless I were to address a few things. I liken it to a retired horse, it got its accolades and now its time to just drive and enjoy it.
As long as the car puts a smile on your face it doesn't matter what awards, if any, it has received.
As stated, the judging manual for my '65 is much more detailed than what it was back when I got my Top-Flight National Award in 2000 in Bowling Green. I was pretty shocked at the level of detail in the '65 judging manual that I bought recently. But, if you are up to it, you can start your own experience with the car. Start with a Chapter, then Regional then the National. Good luck!
Regardless of when it was top-flighted, please don't lose sight of the fact that it appears you have an outstanding-looking car. Enjoy it. The rest is outside noise.
Its obvious that I dont know much about the NCRS. I appreciate everyone's input. I have 7 corvettes one of each model year except for C4, which I am currently looking for the one for me. Thank you for all your help.
If your looking for a knowledge base of everything Corvette and every little detail on how they where built then NCRS is a great club. If there is any events close to you I would encourage you to attend and get to know some of the core members.
Its obvious that I dont know much about the NCRS. I appreciate everyone's input. I have 7 corvettes one of each model year except for C4, which I am currently looking for the one for me. Thank you for all your help.
Thanks!
I think you mean one of each generation (there are 8 now), except C4?
05-19-2024, 09:46 PM
