> hello, how does one go about telling the difference between nos and
> reproductions?
Perhaps a more important question is why. The original parts were not
particularly high quality anyway; defective new parts were even more a fact
of life in the 50s, 60s and 70s than they are today, since many of the
implied warranty laws had not yet been passed. And 40-50 years of storage
is not going to improve the parts any.
In some cases, there is a good reason the part was left on the shelf. I've
seen more than one that on close examination showed the scars from having
been installed and promptly removed, apparently because a defect was found.
I see people buying NOS brake seals, and have to wonder what they plan to do
with them. NOS is fine for a car that will only be driven on and off a
trailer (or not at all); but it's not something I would want to trust my
life with.
Randall
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