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Originally Posted by Ashley James
Please suspend judgement until you have seen the work of what is one of the finest restoration companies in the world. It's nice to find old and original cars, but when you go through them they are tired and worn out and need completely rebuilding.
Ash
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Ashley, I have seen the work they do. I saw that car in the Alpine Eagle workshop and discussed it with John or Martin (can't remember which), that's how I know how little of the original car was left.
I am not questioning the work these guys do, I think it's second to none, I'm just saying that this sort of recreation of a car from a pile of scrap does nothing for me. Unfortunately Pebble Beach encourages this.
I know with this car there was no choice, but Bugatti made plenty of Type 49s and if I was wealthy enough to have this recreation made I would rather pay a bit more and buy one that was more original.
I guess it begs the question "at what point does a restored car cease to be considered original?"