How about:
"K-1 racer, constructed and rebodied to resemble a K-3 point-tail" ?
and never mind the "fakes" "replicas" or other semantic word-games? You'll never
create a body of rules on the subject that will satisfy even one third of the MG
enthusiasts involved, so why not fall back on an accurate description that tells
it like it is?
Jarl de Boer
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TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
> 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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