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Old 01-31-2017, 06:54 AM   #41
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BRENT, I agree with you. I do believe though that Pts. cars are over restored. I saw the same thing in antique aircraft. For the various reasons you mentioned people do this - I have no problem with what ever someone does with their car or airplane. The Pts. cars and airplanes are not restored to original factory condition but to a much higher standard. I do like to see restorations to the original factory condition - if that were possible. I believe later model cars are restored to factory for example, pts. are made by replicating factory paint over spray. Perhaps 2 different classes of restoration?

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Old 01-31-2017, 06:08 PM   #42
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Sure, that is an accurate assessment. I am 56 y.o. and have been around this hobby for 5 decades. What you are describing has been that way for as long as I can remember. Now here is where the twist comes. Folks often ridicule what they do not understand. Take me for example, ...I really do not enjoy driving a Model-A. Folks that find that out are usually stunned, but to me, driving an A is boring. Oh I do it, but generally out of necessity. What I enjoy most is the challenge to return something to replicate a former state. That is why I like to restore vs. replace. Others would rather replace items vs restore because they view authentically or accurately restoring as a waste of time. I could go on, but the real common denominator that I have noticed over the years was that folks mess with Model-As to take their mind off of something else in their life. The real question is how many people get on Fordbarn when they know they really should be doing something else!! . (that reminds me, Gotta go!)
Brent, When do you hang out your shingle as a psychiatrist? You are absolutely correct, of course. While I'm in the workshop, I'm not in the kitchen.
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B/C ( just the one car ). 49 A Special Coupe
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Old 01-31-2017, 07:45 PM   #44
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B x1
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Old 02-01-2017, 06:12 AM   #45
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BRENT, I agree with you. I do believe though that Pts. cars are over restored. I saw the same thing in antique aircraft. For the various reasons you mentioned people do this - I have no problem with what ever someone does with their car or airplane. The Pts. cars and airplanes are not restored to original factory condition but to a much higher standard. I do like to see restorations to the original factory condition - if that were possible. I believe later model cars are restored to factory for example, pts. are made by replicating factory paint over spray. Perhaps 2 different classes of restoration?

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John, as a whole, a very high percentage of cars entered in Fine-point at MARC or MAFCA events are NOT over-restored. This may have been the perception from a decade or two ago, but these days, the level of competition is pretty intense due to how well documented the assembly process was back then. Restorers now are using techniques to mimick many of the original processes that simulate the original look with exacting standards. Not wanting to hijack your thread, but I will be happy to expound on this if you like.
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Old 02-01-2017, 11:50 AM   #46
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Old 02-01-2017, 03:22 PM   #47
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Old 02-01-2017, 03:26 PM   #48
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B X 1 sometimes 2
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Old 02-01-2017, 10:59 PM   #49
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B : 1
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Old 02-02-2017, 01:20 AM   #50
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B x 1
D x 1 restoring to a B this year
D x 1 waiting in the barn to be restored to a B
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B x 1

fixed w a tad mor comprx 6.0 B-cam, flathead teds (brakes), turn signals, seat belts... gotta survive... nice, but don't need ribbon.
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Old 02-02-2017, 01:52 PM   #52
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B
To me an 85 year old car should be just that with the personality it has acquired over its lifetime. I have no interest in squeaky clean, better than new examples. That's my opinion and it is probably different to many others.
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Old 02-02-2017, 04:50 PM   #53
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B x 1 It's my wife's car.

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I would have to say
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