Invitation To View and Post--Peer-Reviewed Restoration:You Are The Judge!

As I restore 308 GT4 #14582 I am posting the progress for all interested to see.(http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105874, the thread was started by 'Ohio Mark' but I took it over when I bought the car) So far, 7000 views. My aim is to eventually compile this thread and save it to a disk that will be a permanent part of 14582's history.

Although this is a 'self-restoration' rather than a 'professional-restoration,' my hope is that your contributions and comments will add credibility to the work. Therefore, I encourage comments and criticisms by all F-chatters. This 'credibility' comes form the assumption that all you '308 experts' and 'armchair restoration experts' out there are not going to let this preservation project degenerate in to a chrome wheeled, fuzzy dashboard, turbocharged nightmare with wings and spoilers.

Preservation of the mark is not something I conceived, and I do not claim to be the world's authority on the concept. The Ferrari Club of America has many interested parties that have, throughout the years, come up with criteria for preservation that I find agreeable and would like to conform to. (Though I am open to other suggestions).
I think the FCA concourse guidelines (http://www.ferrariclubofamerica.org/concours_guidelines.cfm) reflect a knowledgeable set of criteria on which one would base a restoration project.

For those not familiar with the document item 10 is a nice summary:

"The key purpose of the concours is to promote the preservation of the Ferrari in its original state. Therefore, the primary focus of the judging will be on originality, authenticity and condition with minor emphasis on cosmetics. Deductions will be made for over-restoration; extravagance detracts from originality. Applied patina is discouraged. Spyder conversions and unauthorized rebodies are ineligible for judging. Over-cleanliness is unnecessary; some slight road dust and wear is to be expected. Ferraris are meant to be driven."

Again, I encourage comments and criticisms. You are the judges! You can become part of 14582's permanent history by posting to the above thread!
Thanks

PS: Don't post on THIS thread, post on the one in the 308 section as indicated above.