greg g Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Fround this term in a Road and Track Magazine, It was applied to the Lotus/Ford car that won the Indy 500 with Jim Clark at the wheel. The deal was that if Ford supplied the engine, and the car won, that the car would go back to Ford. It was apparently toted around the country for a year after it won, then went to Dearfield Village, whee it sat i storage for years. Then went to the Ford Museum for display. It got banged up while on tour, and it's presence was requested back at Indy for this years Centenial clelbation this year. So it was treated to a Conservation by museum staff and some of the folks who worked the program for the Indy race, Conservation refers to the process of Doing everything necessary but as little as possible to preserve the car returning to as close to as possible to its original condition using as many original parts as can be retaied. Guess I conserved my car. I was at the race in 65, Clark used one set of tires, and dominated with very short pits stops courtesy of the Wood Bother's pit crew. www.roadandtrack.com/var/ezflow_site/storage_RT_NEW/storage/images/tests/draft-content/dario-s-dream/gallery/and_it_wouldn-e2-80-99t_again_turn_a_lap_at_the_2.5-mile_indianapolis_motor_speedway_for_45_years_and_113_days.-0d-0aon_this_day-2c_that_all_changed-_photo_5/2227584-1-eng-US/sf-dario-27s-dream-img05_gallery_image_large.jpg http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-report/clark-s-lotus-how-it-ended-up-at-the-henry-ford Quote
TodFitch Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 It is my impression that "conservation" in the art world means stabilizing the item to prevent it from further deteriorating using materials and techniques that are known to be reversible. The concept being that past efforts at "restoration" (i.e. attempting to return the item to original condition) have sometimes been found to actually be harmful to the original item. Totally disassembling a vehicle, cleaning, refurbishing, refinishing and/or replacing many or even all the parts still strikes me as "restoration". Changing the vehicle further away from how it was at some time in the past (i.e. changing out the drive train) is not "restoration". It may not be "rodding" but if what you are doing is for safety or reliability, perhaps that activity should be called "updating" or, to borrow a term from real estate, "remodeling". Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Conservation or Liberation:D Depends on ones viewpoint. Quote
oldodge41 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 A Ford won the race but the pace car was a Plymouth in 1965! I believe that was Fords first 500 win too..............Tim Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 it is good to see a term other than the "R" word being used...saw it today ...complete restoration including new late model V8...I appreciate the fact that the motor was gender correct but it is not anywhere near a restoration..reburbished or customized comes to mind.. but my favorite term for these cars is "personalized" Quote
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