Another issue that springs to mind is verification - in talking with the
previous owner of my car (the second owner who bought the car when it
was 6 years old and had it car for 20 years), I think that my car has
much of the original trim, including the carpets and top. Wear seems
consistent with that, but I can't document it, only cite his claims.
Mike Burdick
Durham, NC
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 07:53 -0400, Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
> In talking to Darrell, VTR is quite aware of this effect and there is talk
> of promoting a "Survivor's" class for unrestored cars. There are a few good
> examples of unrestored cars out there and it is a shame to take one apart
> for a restoration. A local club member bought a very clean TR2 in original
> condition only to do just that.
>
> ...
> This opens the discussion to a whole list of issues. What do you do about
> OEM replacements? What do you do about resprays in original color and
> original materials (if available)? What about tires? 40 year old tires have
>no
> business on the road. Original gas and oil (no don't get ridiculous)?
>
> Open for discussion.
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