In a message dated 1/5/02 23:56:29 Pacific Standard Time,
Clives_page@compuserve.com writes:
<< Enough said, Its not a big deal I guess, I just think we should all be
aware
of the History of reality we are supposed to appreciate and help maintain. >>
I've stayed out of this one because I can appreciate the workmanship to
create the fake. I used "replica" but as I understand it, only the factory
could have produced a replica as they did with the double 12.
I suppose a replica was created also when the factory produced a new frame
for one of the real K3's.
So what is the opinion of you all when some takes a say NA four seater and
puts a two seater body on it? Is it then a fake....or removes the factory
supplied body and puts on a pointed tail single seat body as many did in the
30's.......?? Does that mean that these cars are now fakes?
In my on case, I bought a TA in 1986 sight unseen in New Orleans and after
getting it out here to the coast found that it had a spriget engine in
it......the original having been scrapped many years before I bought it. I
rationalize that what I have is part of my cars history, I wanted a driver so
I kept the 1275........its a "special" I suppose.
Pip runs an extremely modified engine in his P type........does that make it
a fake?
I guess its to each their own.......I think the Register resolved this by
saying if you have the original chassis, you have the car. If you don't try
to pass off a K1 as a K3, you are not in violation.....now I understand that
someone is producing chassis frames. In my mind that is where real fakes
come to life.
Cheers
Terry
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