genuine or repro ??? That is the question !

[shaun]

Thanks for that research Alec, as the man has says to me in the past that is down to interpretation. but it still leaves the question is the end product a genuine vehicle or a reproduction (replica ).

Mike there seem to more and more 1940 civiy cars here in the UK being passed off as staff cars. i have a 1938 Morris 8 ser E civiy car, they were never supplied to the war department but i have a photo of one in REME coulours being used in the UK in 1941, its in brown and green cammo with the markings for the BEME (thats a REME officer in charge). now i could put mine in those colours but i would make it very clear as to its genuine civiy history.

Chris, i dont see a problem with replacing pannels or parts of pannels, using parts from other doner vehicles or repro parts but to remake the entire vehicle to me defeats the idea of "restoration" .

now as i have said earlier , i am not out to "pooh pooh" (good old British saying) anybodys hard work but is a Repro worth the same as a genuine vehicle. And at what point does does a restoration become a repro ? I have 2 wheels and a barrel for a 17 pdr, so can i make a genuine WW2 17 pdr ?

I feel the old story of the guy who had the same broom 35 years applies here, he only had to replace 3 handles and 8 heads in that time but it was the same broom.

"Targets up and hold, they will not fall when hit !"