[matthewb0051]

So when exactly does a vehicle become something other than the vehicle it was manufactured as?

On this weeks "Speed is the New Black", they took an original 1953 Ford F100 and after the rehab the only thing remaining from the original was the cab. The bed, fenders, chassis, doors, and engine were all replaced with new parts that most of which were not just repops of the 1953 stuff. The chassis in particular is a brand new model that is based on another vehicle altogether. My guess is that 90% of the original vehicle was replaced.

They do incredible work and the show is better than most of those types of shows.

My question is: when you do that much work and replace so much original stuff, is it still a 1953 F100? Or is it now something else that is based upon an original vehicle?

I have mixed feelings about the answer but am leaning towards this is a new vehicle with a couple of old parts to give it a vintage feel.