So you have an all original car...OK...

[Chris Haynes]

If a vehicle is "Restored" it is returned to the condition it was in when it left the factory. Maintenance and rebuilding is not restoring.

[Licensed to kill]

Originally Posted by Chris Haynes

If a vehicle is "Restored" it is returned to the condition it was in when it left the factory. Maintenance and rebuilding is not restoring.

What do you define as "rebuilding" and how does it differ from "restoring"?. It seems to me that anytime you make a repair, you are restoring that part to factory condition whether it's an engine rebuild, brake job or whatever. Using the gorgeous fordor in the video posted previously, to be accurate (IMO) it would be described is two ways. 1. It's an original with a restored/rebuilt (either one) engine (and anything else that has been changed since leaving the factory) or 2. It's stock sporting the original factory paint, interior and nearly all mechanical components. However, if the owner wants to call it "stock" or "original" or a "survivor" or any other adjective, it doesn't REALLY matter. The problem comes when looking at two different cars. Example is if I respond to the car in the video with "Nice, I have an original '31 tudor. It's been repainted and the engine has been changed and the interior has been redone but it is all stock". By calling mine "original" elevates it's "status" to that of the car in the video and/or, reduces the car in the video's "status" by referring to them both as "original". So to would be if someone produced a model A in pristine condition that has never had any mechanical repairs in it's life, just grease and oil changes that would truly be an "original" would not be the same as the car in the video. However, like Brent pointed out, if the owner of the car in the video didn't volunteer that the motor was rebuilt nobody would ever know if the owner wanted be deceitful about that. there are a lot of people out there without the kind if integrity shown in the video IMO. It doesn't matter one bit to me how others describe their car (unless they are trying to sell it to me) but I do find these discussions on semantics fun as long as nobody gets their knickers in a knot over it.

[30 Closed Cab PU]

Originally Posted by Chris Haynes

If a vehicle is "Restored" it is returned to the condition it was in when it left the factory. Maintenance and rebuilding is not restoring.

I agree, perhaps add a 3rd option - Refurbishment?

[Jeff/Illinois]

Not a 'dumb' video at all, I really enjoyed watching this!!

Paul knows his way around Model A Fords, you can tell. Nice cars I like all of them. And did you catch the solid ice box 'clunk' when he shut the doors! Nice!

One thing that was glaring to me at least was, JANUARY 1st??? And weather like that! Sure tain't the Peoples' Republic of Illinois pretty obvious Why in the heck did I stay HERE all these years that was nuts.

[katy]

Originally Posted by Chris Haynes

If a vehicle is "Restored" it is returned to the condition it was in when it left the factory. Maintenance and rebuilding is not restoring.

Then there's the cars on the TV shows that they call restored, w/fancy wheels, different drive train, lowered, super duper upholstery and who knows what-all done to them.