Re: [T3] Original or restored

[Richard Green <rlgreen@industryinet.com>]

And this is from the guy that once owned a red fasty with flames!! 8)  Shame on
you Greg.
Toby car is custom. but I don't think many of us would not park it in our garage
if we had a chance.. or Greg's Square too.

Richard (PapaG)
69 fasty (formerly Greg's -white, no flames)

JGGullion@aol.com wrote:

> ""Original" is synonymous to "restored" in my opinion.  You are putting the
>
> car back to the shape/condition as it was when it came new from the
>
> dealership.  You are putting the car back to its original condition (as
>
> close as can be)...you are restoring it.  Same difference."
>
> I agree with Toby on this point.
>
> There couls also be unrestored original cars too which I think many times get
> overlooked.  When someone restores a car back to original that is replacing
> the parts with stock components...hopefully NOS ones.  I have seen quite a
> few nice unrestored original cars though that still look like the rolled of
> the show room floor.
>
> I am a bone stock nut myself and have a nice original unrestored 73
> Squareback with full documentation right down to the odometer statement when
> it was purchased from the stealership back in 73....and I love it!!!!!!!
>
> I guess it is all about semantics....original unrestored, restored,
> custom/resto, custom....personally I like em all but steer more towards super
> nice original unrestored cars these days....
>
> Just my two cents worth.....:)
>
> Greg
>
> 73 VW Squareback (62,000 original miles and bone stock)
>
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