Hi all:
Trying to understand what "original" means reference the Bowtie Award. I have read the description. Let me pose a hypothetical scenario. Suppose you are lucky enough to find a C1,2,or 3 tucked away by the original owner. It's dirty, moldy and has surface rust on everything. The engine hasn't turned in 20 years. The tires and exhaust are rotted away. You take it apart, not frame off, but to whatever level you need to clean, paint indivdual parts like shocks,etc. and re-install ALL the original parts...except exhaust, tires,battery and other expendibles. You overhaul the engine to get it running, only changing parts that are worn beyond limits. Maybe you put a new clutch in or overhaul the tranny with seals and bearings.
Is this a Bowtie candidate, or is it just an "on frame" restoration? Assume the paint and interior clean up ok and are not replaced.
Thanks for your opinions...By the way, if anyones knows of such a car, let me know!!!
Rich Giannotti
Trying to understand what "original" means reference the Bowtie Award. I have read the description. Let me pose a hypothetical scenario. Suppose you are lucky enough to find a C1,2,or 3 tucked away by the original owner. It's dirty, moldy and has surface rust on everything. The engine hasn't turned in 20 years. The tires and exhaust are rotted away. You take it apart, not frame off, but to whatever level you need to clean, paint indivdual parts like shocks,etc. and re-install ALL the original parts...except exhaust, tires,battery and other expendibles. You overhaul the engine to get it running, only changing parts that are worn beyond limits. Maybe you put a new clutch in or overhaul the tranny with seals and bearings.
Is this a Bowtie candidate, or is it just an "on frame" restoration? Assume the paint and interior clean up ok and are not replaced.
Thanks for your opinions...By the way, if anyones knows of such a car, let me know!!!
Rich Giannotti
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