I suggest that there is nothing wrong with this phrase when referring to a
Tiger restoration, after all, we all know what the phrase implies.
Everything was taken off the frame, all components were restored and the car
was reassembled. Ok, the Tiger is a unibody, I get it.
The larger problem is the mis-use of the word restoration, but that's life,
and it's the lot we've been served, with all of our cars. Let's face it, if
a guy takes his Tiger to Maaco for a paint job and throws some new chrome on
it, and someone at the office asks him if he "restored" it, the answer is
yes, they aren't interested in knowing the difference between restored and
refreshed (or whatever). If the same guy runs into Mr. Shelby at the gas
station with his Maaco Sunbeam, he is not very likely to say "look at my
restored Tiger".
We can't correct the world. Give them a break, we know what they are saying,
just as we taylor our car dialog for our audience.
Cars are Fun!
Travis Hall
1965 Tiger Mk1
1961 Austin Healey BN7
1966 Ford Mustang
1960 MGA
2003 Mustang Cobra
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