STOCK UNDERCARRIAGE, SENIOR AND CONCOURS ONLY

POINTS POSSIBLE

POINTS DEDUCTED

REASON FOR DEDUCTIONS

Undercoating—everything must be covered except drive shaft, transmission, rear-end housing, exhaust pipes, mufflers, springs & plates. Gas tank; fully undercoated or have overspray around front edge and two sides. Must show some evidence of overspray.

(2 each)

Non-undercoated cars—undercarriage primer either red oxide, green oxide, dark gray or black. Sound deadener sprayed in tunnel, feathering towards rockers. Rear wheel housing blacked out (body color overspray acceptable). Front fender, topside & splash guards may be blacked out. Inner fenders, wheel-side, could show blending of body color, primer or engine compartment color with sound deadener overspray. Lower pinch welds painted black. Conv. plate black or natural (must be undercoated if car is undercoated).

(20 max)

Rigid fuel & brake lines—steel, proper finish (natural), routed in original locations.

(2)

Flexible fuel & brake lines—black rubber, original factory markings, differential vent hose—black, mounted in proper location.

(2)

Gas tank—original type & finish or may be undercoated as above. 67-68 must have drain plug; 69 may have drain plug; 70-73, no drain plug.

(3)

Transmission—exterior surface natural (cast iron or aluminum). Inspection plates: black, blue, or natural. Filler tubes: 67-70 black; 69-70 light blue; 68-69 428 CJ yellow or black; 70 428 CJ pink; 71-73 black or natural.

(2)

Suspension—natural parts: strut rods & washers, idler arms, pitman arm, steering box, tie rods, drag links, sway bar hardware, P/S control valve, steering cylinder, spring seats & spindles, rear leaf springs, shock plates, U-bolts. Coil springs: black or natural. Control arms: all natural or black with natural ball joint ends. Sway bar: black.

(10 max)

Drive shaft & U-joints—original type & finish (natural), mounted properly.

(1)

Trans cross brace support—black or natural.

(1)

Third member—removable carrier: red oxide primer. Attaching nuts correct finish, with copper washers (Concours: axle tag must be present.)

(2)

Rear housing—all black.

(2)

Shock absorbers—67-71 black FoMoCo or Autolite; 72-73 black Motorcraft; 74-up blue Motorcraft. Note: 67-71 seniors may use black Motorcraft (2 point mandatory deduction). Deduct all for non-Ford shocks.

(4)

Exhaust system—proper material, correctly mounted. (Concours: pipes must be as per factory, with correct bends & turn down tips.) Muffler: may be plain with no name, if it is proper style & length. (Concours: must be Ford script.)

(8 max)

Exhaust clamps and hangers—must be correct clamps and hangers and mounted in the proper location.

(4 max)

Bushings, grommets, brake adjusting access hole plugs, attaching nuts, bolts, washers, etc. —original style & finish.

(3)

Point deductions for any other items not proper or original.

(5)