>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov> writes:
Andrew> Conclusion (whew!) -- as one who appreciates
Andrew> originality and "correct" restorations, we need
Andrew> not just judging guides, but also those who do
Andrew> take the time to research originality and make
Andrew> every ettempt to duplicate it. When that doesn't
Andrew> happen, originality (and judging standards)
Andrew> ultimately become rooted not in what is actually
Andrew> correct but in what those well-intended parts
Andrew> suppliers offer in their catalogs. And what
Andrew> suppliers are most likely to offer is what sells
Andrew> best and/or is easiest to provide. For interiors,
Andrew> that's mostly black and red and perhaps some shade
Andrew> of tan. For carpets it's almost always
Andrew> black. (Paint is another story, as almost any
Andrew> color can be matched or recreated, but Signal Red
Andrew> does seem to rule, followed closely by "BRG" and
Andrew> black.)
This is a major reason, although white cars are a severe PITA
to keep clean (second only to black), and against major
protests from nearly everyone I know that "sports cars should
be red", Sonja will be getting a re-paint in her original
English/Spa White away from the Pimento-esque colour she
sports today. She'll also be getting a surrey top, although
she didn't leave Coventry with one, because that's how I would
have ordered her if I'd been there then. A mix of originality
and personality, as I suspect most of our cars are. That's
part of the fun too...
-MM
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