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Craig wrote:
Hey Brian, I'm not trying to convince anybody of anything. If the chrome cleaner, et al are due to 1) factory install, 2) dealer install 3) leftover autoshow parts or 4) owner install, I don't really care. BUT if my Pat is the only 55/56 with such a setup, then that makes it unique and that makes me happy. So too are the many observers at the various auto shows at which I have displayed it
Craig
I'd say amen to that.
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BH wrote:
Some clubs/shows will limit that to just how the vehicle left the factory - that is, how it was assembled by the manufacturer. Yet, I find that school of thought to be unduly stringent.
I'd say amen to that, too.
Really interesting, "Factory Original" vs "Dealer Installed" vs "Period Correct" (owner installed). I'm glad I'm not a judge following some rulebook.
If it's either of the first two types of accessories (and maybe the third one--if it's been with the car long enough to be practically "original" with, as Craig notes, the right "patina") I'd just ask, is it purrrty? Does it look cool? Was the car bought with it, or retrofitted with it early in its life? Then it's got HISTORY, which is what I believe this hobby is all about. (With the exception of historical wear and tear.)
You wouldn't win a show with any of these items anyway, so why
subtract points for them? Seems silly to me.
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