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H. L. Chauvin · 09-04-2017, 06:23 PM

Hi Steve,

In my humble opinion to respond to:

"So you have an all ORIGINAL car. Model T, A or whatever .... Where does one draw the line?"

Maybe just one (1) very simple way to look at it:

1. Here is Model A owner (Al): The minute Model A owner named (Al) heard a very very slight knock in his engine with a sensitive stethoscope, he removed a few shims to adjust his Babbitt bearings, prior to going to show his "new" girlfriend his beautiful sparkling Model A.

Now his Model A is no longer ORIGINAL.

2. On the other hand, here is Model A owner (Bo): The minute Model A owner named (Bo) heard a very very slight knock in his engine with a sensitive stethoscope, he did NOT remove a few shims to adjust his Babbitt bearings. He loaded his Model A on a trailer and towed to go show his "new" girlfriend his beautiful sparkling Model A.

His Model A is still ORIGINAL.

09-04-2017, 06:23 PM	#3
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: So you have an all original car...OK... Hi Steve, In my humble opinion to respond to: "So you have an all ORIGINAL car. Model T, A or whatever .... Where does one draw the line?" Maybe just one (1) very simple way to look at it: 1. Here is Model A owner (Al): The minute Model A owner named (Al) heard a very very slight knock in his engine with a sensitive stethoscope, he removed a few shims to adjust his Babbitt bearings, prior to going to show his "new" girlfriend his beautiful sparkling Model A. Now his Model A is no longer ORIGINAL. 2. On the other hand, here is Model A owner (Bo): The minute Model A owner named (Bo) heard a very very slight knock in his engine with a sensitive stethoscope, he did NOT remove a few shims to adjust his Babbitt bearings. He loaded his Model A on a trailer and towed to go show his "new" girlfriend his beautiful sparkling Model A. His Model A is still ORIGINAL.