wasnt it "subterranean sanitation engineer" ??

back to the topic,
unless a car is 100% survivior an OE status is not obtainable according to the different levels discussed here

i mean how far does it go?

what you can see or what you cant see too (brake shoes, pads, oils, air, grease, camshaft, bearings, etc)

as close a copy of an original paint job, if the paint isnt factory pack mixed from the year the car was built then its not "OE" ????

are nos parts refered to as reproduction because they were produced after the car was assembled and were reproduced by the factory, even if exact.
but what if the part was made prior to the cars production?
there is a point to that i guess

what if the same mfg company was found and they started making widgets again with the same materials and same tooling, is that a reproduction??

or if a new company makes a part, and you can hold both parts in hand and not tell the difference from an original,
what happens then??

i fully agree that the cost and effort of locating and buying correct nos parts shouldnt be ignored, but what if they are indistingishable from a reproduction ??

just to play devils advocate