Myles H. Kitchen wrote in response to the question >"I guess you can race
period correct replicas, can't you?":
>The answer to that question is certianly, YES...some group, somewhere,
somehow will let damn near anything run...but therein lies the issue. Those
that have documented, AUTHENTIC cars may want to protect their exclusivity, if
not their value and should take an active role in doing so....part of which may
be restricting the venues where "replicas" can run.<
Okay, now I'm confused. Maybe I'm missing the point here. Forget my friend
with the Auction bought 'replica'. I'm presently restoring/building an MG TC
from a basket of parts to get into vintage racing. When it goes on the track
the first time it's not going to have any "provenance", "history", or anything
else related to the sport of racing - however it's going to have just as much
"excluvisity" and "value" as any other T-series car on the track. Will it be
considered a "replica"? I shouldn't think so because how many T-Series cars
were built as racecars? Answering my own question - not damn many.
I guess what I need to know is what is meant by the term "replica"? I can see
how it can be applied to a car "that never was". But reading Myles' response
above it also sounds like it can be applied to a car that's original (more or
less) but being introduced to racing for the first time without any history.
If that's the case, how does a car become a "vintage racer"?
Gene Gillam
Saucier, MS
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