Originally Posted by FTC
First off, I'm glad you were able to stop this purchase, and I believe the car should be better represented when being sold, and complete disclosure of how it was restored should be given to all prospective buyers.
I'm not trying to start an argument here, I'd just like to know your opinion on this subject. I've seen this discussed every so often. Is it a given that everyone believes as long as the original firewall and cowl panel sheet metal is used, with the hidden VINs stamped on them,..it's accepted as being the original car?
Even if fenders, doors, quarters, roof, tail panel, rockers,..etc,,etc have been replaced due to crash damage or rust and rot, and the only remaining sheet metal is the cowl and firewall?
What if the fire wall and cowl was destroyed beyond repair, by rot or a t bone crash, wouldn't replacing those parts to factory specs and tolerances, for aesthetics and safety reasons, be the proper repair?
If a donor body was used completely, or for those parts in question, and it was a legit, registered, owned and titled car by the same person as the car being restored is, therefor removing any inclination that there was some underhanded, stolen vehicle issues being covered up....wouldn't using the used OEM body parts..be the same or even better than using aftermarket parts or catalog parts to repair the car?
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