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From: L1J1S@aol.com
hello, how does one go about telling the difference between nos and
reproductions? for some it does not make a difference , but for others it does.
some
venders/ sellers may tell you anything just to move the product, but in this
world today one must be sure and have peace of mind before purchasing
anything.
==AM==
Technically, you've got several choices. NOS is literally New Old Stock, parts
that were made probably
about the time the cars were still current, by the original manufacturer
(Lucas, Girling, "Stanpart" or
"Unipart", etc.). Hopefully comparable to NOS is anything still made by the
original component
manufacturer, perhaps on original tooling or certainly to (near-)original
specifications. This might
cover, say, a voltage regulator made by Lucas that generally appears and
functions as the original
but might be slightly different in detail so as to be usable on a number of
cars.
There's also NORS: New Old Replacement Stock. This again usually dates back to
when the cars were
current, but it applies to, for example, a voltage regulator branded "Harting"
or a bushing kit in
a Quentin-Hazell (sp?) box.
And there's a lot of whatever it is that's available nowadays in reproduction
parts...
what our friends on the other side of the Big Pond call (appropriately) Pattern
Parts. These can be
quite good copies, re-engineered and improved based on original drawings and
spec's...or they can
be passable copies that look good from 20 feet away but may take some degree of
"fettling" to even
begin to fit and function as an original.
Frankly, the best way to tell a true NOS part is to look at the packaging
(original Stanpart or
Lucas box or other container) and look for the original manufacturer's
"branding" on the part itself.
An original suspension bushing is likely to have the "Metalastik" name molded
in, and an original
Lucas generator will have the Lucas name and a date code as well as other info.
Does all that help?
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald
Database: http://triumph-herald.us
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