[dean from bozeman]

Railcarmover, "original" in the context of this thread is a car that has not been restored or altered. Usually they are low mileage vehicles.

Sometimes "original" can mean to restore to the specifications that were used to create that vehicle.

With the first definition of "original" the only choice is to keep it in that condition or not. The judging standards are designed to help folks restore or correct items so that the vehicle is like that which was driven off the assembly line.

Judging standards are based on originality. So perhaps, originality is the judging standard.