"Reconditioned" sounds too much like something you'd find on a used car
lot.. you know, "certified pre-owned." It sure doesn't reflect the
extreme level of detail and quality that went into my car as well as so
many other "resto-mods". How about that.. "Resto-mod". I'm OK with that
since they are the cars bringing in the top dollars at the auctions
nowadays. "Fully restored resto-mod".
The strict originality argument falls down, especially when you
consider the necessity for safety upgrades. Would radial tires
disqualify the cars from being "restored" in your definition? If not,
were do we draw the line?
--- DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com> wrote:
> But, here is where semantics may come into play. I think of you car
> as being
> "reconditioned", not restored. To restore something to me says like
> the way
> it came, neither better nor worse. Reconditioned on the other hand
> seems to
> convey rebuilt to maybe newer specs or some such.
>
> I am sure this question has been around far longer than I and will
> remain so
> far a long time yet to come. Just curious.
>
> mayf
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