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68TOPSTOCK,
You're right about the bedtime story. And just as bedtime story tellers don't all tell the same story the same way, hobbiests/businessmen interpret the "acceptable" restoration process differently. Sometimes that interpretation is a justification for their personal situation.

If I had a rust free all original Yenko, I might argue that only rust free all original Yenkos are "real" ones.

If I had one with rusty quarters, I might argue that it's OK to replace quarters and still have a "real" one.

If I had a total rust bucket, I might argue that rebody is OK.

But since I have a clone (I actually prefer Brian's "Tribute car" term but I dont want to appear to be legitamizing clones), I argue that it's not real, but it's not a fraud, either.