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Old 12-13-2007, 12:24 AM
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Default Re: Repro Pontiac round port/Oldsmobile W30 cyl he

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The people reproducing the parts are not the problem, the problem is the people buying the parts and trying to sell them as original cars not clones. Its finally come down to its not just the paperwork or the parts you now need history without it no one knows whats real or not. How many people are buying real original pieces to put on cars and resell them as real knowing they make repops makes people look a little closer at the cars then before repops were available.
I have worked on some of Joe's cars and yes he has some cars he put together but if I owned the parts place I would do the same. I really have never heard of him selling a clone as a real car. He also has many real cars I would love to have. So lets quite winning about the repop stuff since there is always a way to tell it apart from the real thing.
I also never hear people whinning about repop tires even though if you put 15 in on a Camaro it could be mistaked for a Z or Yenko. Bottom line no matter what its buyer beware. How about when GM was selling repop sheetmetal as original Gm, now thats really misrepresenting the item at least repop parts are being sold as repop parts.

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Have to agree with that.

Wonder how hard it would have been for me to find an original radiator for my 70 L78 Camaro. I'd say next to impossible. If one did come up can you imagine how much I would have had to shell out? Joe just reproduced a very nice copy and I couldn't be happier. Give the guy a break.
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