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A fender tag most certainly WAS NOT intended to document originality. Rather an ID of the basic trim, paint, and options. Most (all) fender tags do not have every option the car was born with included.

Also disagree with your underlining pedigree statement. That is why one owner documented original can sometimes bring more money than a restored car of equivalent pedigree, but without the as born parts.

So where does redrawing chalk and crayon marks fall? Clearly you can not recreate the exact marks and location a human placed them? Isn't that fraudulent, similar to fake art paintings?

I agree with this is a personal choice thing. I do take issue with those that want to call it fraud, when there is no intent to deceive and if the car is sold it is disclosed. Wonder how many folks disclose the bondo in the car, or the replaced fender, hood, etc... when they advertise it as factory original numbers matching. Seems like a car is only factory original once, unless it is placed in storage before the first consumable part requires replacement. G



Don't confuse originality with pedigree.

One owner cars and value is a different topic. Please feel free to start another thread on the difference in value between original documented and restored.

Nope. Different topic. Another red herring.

Different topic. Bondo on a Hemi car with the original tag doesn't negate the fact it was a hemi car. Perfect sheet metal with a fake tag makes the car questionable.

The topic is (was....) remaking an accurate fender tag based on a broadcast sheet and, potentially, the ethics behind it.

Can it be done? In certain specific instances, yes. It can be. In most or all instances? No. Some tags are impossible to reproduce accurately without the original tag.

Would most people pay for a reproduction part they knew going in was inaccurate and incorrect for their application or would they expect a high standard of 'correctness'?

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