Given the recent announcement of the closure of Australia's domestic car industry, the preservation of these trade barriers seems particularly perverse.
At the concours on Sunday, the faded paint and rock chips of the cars in the Preservation class provided a historical and emotional anchor for the restored cars with their mirrorlike finishes -- many of which were once decrepit themselves.
The talk now is about tire preservation, cars driving several seconds slower than their ultimate pace at the start, etc.
Haworth has a vibrant existence outside her sport, one that involves vintage cars, sketching and historic preservation, the domain in which she earned a degree from an arts/design institution.
There is growing interest in a "preservation" class at car shows, and it is, for example, a popular group at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Élégance.
Under the concours rules, to be considered for an award in the Preservation class, a car must be in original condition.
This year, it added a Prewar Preservation class for cars in original condition.
Entries in so-called preservation classes, these cars are shown with a patina that tells a story of decades of service, their faded finishes, worn seats, stone chips and rust specks verifying their biographies.
Aficionados of preservation-class cars were presented with the Historical Preservation of Original Features judging category, dedicated to vehicles that have never seen the restorer's hand.
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