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Gentilemen,
1. I appreciate John deBoer's list and try to update my copy as evidence continues to present itself. Dear John, an update edition? reserve me a copy!
2. I have seen many excellent copys of parts of cars really up close, and their craftsmanship, while current (even digital), can be excellent...or servicable...or not very good... or junk. This particularly applies to coachwork but may be found anywhere. Any 'continuation' is a modern car made up of spares, not a period automobile.
3. I'm mixed about copycars being vintage raced or rallied: I have seen David in Florence on the street where he belongs (a copy) and inside where he is safe (but not contextual). The same for the horses atop St.Mark's in Venice (copys) and the originals out of public view in storage in very poor condition. I've had my life enriched by copys of long dead singers, but nothing beats a live performance.
4. There will always be some persons who will learn to distinguish a copy as part of their passionate expertise (knowledge) in a narrow field and others who will look to the portfolio value as the final arbiter and who will attack a percieved assault on their value.
5. Experts DO NOT agree, get used to it, they defend their opinions even as they learn. Some (More) copys will become accepted as time goes on...
My two cents,
Cheers,
Laurence
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