On a slightly different note, I have to ask, at what point does a car like an Adventurer convertible become a clone? Take a situation like this (this is strictly theoretical): A man purchases a 1958 Adventurer Convertible, completely rusted out but still containing a solid frame, VIN tag and cowl tag. This man undergoes a massive restoration of the car's body in his garage, replacing numerous parts from other hardtops and convertibles to make it whole again, this includes parting out a nice Adventurer hardtop to get the wheel covers, air cleaners, manifold, etc. When it's done, he sells it at an auction for big bucks. Unsuspecting buyer purchases the car, based on the VIN matching to Historical records, etc. The tag says Adventurer convert. the cowl matches that and the frame stamping matches as well. Did the seller sell a "clone" car? After all, was it not made up of parts from other cars that WEREN'T Adventurers (and one that was, albeit a hardtop)? So this begs the question, at what point does a Historical documented and accurate car become a clone? If the '57 Barrett Jackson Adventurer in question had simply been a rusted out hulk with a matching VIN, frame and cowl tag that someone had taken a clean '57 Fireflite convert. body shell to create the Adventurer body again, would it still be a fake? I am not trying to imply anything one way or the other, but aren't the only "true" and "authentic" cars the ones that were never in accidents and never restored? Isn't everything else just a clone? At what point in the restoration does a car move from authentic to clone? How many parts can be replaced from other cars before it is qualified as a clone? It still comes down to a Buyer Beware philosophy, but I am curious to know what other people think about this. Leslie Howard __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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