That piece is at
http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/bin/fastweb?getdoc+site+site+34261
+0+wAAA+overrestoration
hopefully it'll show up for you all there.
Andy
On 08/14/98 09:01 AM Kevin O'Driscoll said...
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>An interesting piece on the overrestoration of antique autos appears in
>the New York Times today (Friday Aug. 14). It echos an editorial which
>recently appeared in Moss Motoring by Bill Piggot on the need for a
>preservation class in judging of vintage car shows. The NY Times article
>by Michael Lamm reports on the Pebble Beach Concours where the trend
>toward overrestoration was begun by a personal rivalry between JB
>Nethercutt and Bill Harrah in the mid '70s. Apparently, in a backlash
>against yuppified restorations of everyman's car, nowadays
>the Ford Model A folks actually deduct points for better than new
>restorations. The preservation class is alive and well among Porsche and
>Ferrari clubs according to Mr. Lamm.
>-Kevin
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