[larrym]

here is a link worth considering in this debate

Difference Between Restomod and Auto Restoration

there is a thoughtful & detailed article by Richard Lentinello in Hemmings Sports & Exotic "restoration vs refurbishment" - January 2007, page 104 - "in simple terms, a restored car ... has been rebuilt exactly the way its mfgr first assembled it at the factory"
http://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2007/01/Restoration-vs--Refurbishment/1396114.html

what is interesting about PCA Concours now-a-days is that originality is not judged, in 4 of the 6 Concours classes; excepting the "Restoration" class open to cars at least 11 yrs old - and the "Preservation" class in which un-touched originality (i.e., patina - not ever replaced, restored or refurb'd) is important

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