Hi Doug your point is spot on. Didn't Bob address your concern by stating the following response to your post:
Originally Posted by
Copo_Cartel 
Long overdue....No way a roundy round car that has ZERO originality should compete with restored cars. I can think of 3 cars that were way more deserving last year and had the pedigree/originality to set them apart from a car that had an all white interior, engine compartment, and undercarriage. Hopefully going forward you won’t compare apples to oranges. Just my .02 cent opinion.
Point taken; however....
We will be separating period correct but modified cars from the factory stock cars for consideration of the Platinum Pick and Emerald awards effective immediately, as it is indeed trying to compare apples to oranges.
It seems that this specific issue has been resolved. The passion, time, money and attention to detail was phenomenal.