[ImEvil1]

I never used the "concours" wording, but I see where you are coming from.

I mentioned the factory-as-delivered cars in my post above, which I'd think could be a different class for those wanting to go that route.

I like the statement about "initial" judging guidelines, especially for those cars that we know the most about, and have the most documentation for. These would have to be flexible and able to be updated as necessary, just like the other guidelines. I would think that we could use a "baseline" for guidelines dealing with restoration equipment, based on agency, time period in-service, etc. That way, we wouldn't be nit-picking ourselves with the way equipment was mounted, for example, but more focusing on the "correctness" of what's in the car as a whole, be it period-correct and a guesstimate (such as the Kansas example), or verifiable equipment that would have been used in-service (like the CHP or FHP equipment). Personally, I'd like to see things go that route as opposed to focusing on which fasteners on the car are the wrong finish, etc.

I'm not involved in the MCA, but aren't they the sponsors of most of the major Mustang shows?

I think you made some good points.