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[427king]

I guess its like msnbc firing Don Imus. They are ok with everything until members cancel thier memberships thus costing the venue money. Possibly if a hundred?? or so members cancelled thier ebay accounts and gave their reasons as not agreeing with ebays policy on fake paperwork sales,ebay might finally do something about it.

[olredalert]

-----Verne,,,I understand what you and others say about cowl tags but in the interests of fairness, they do deteriorate (corrosion and simple damage) and sometimes it would seem that a repro would be in order. Also, well meaning owners that have either started or completed restos that have removed their cowl tags to paint their cars (I know, I know, a mistake but frequently done) and then misplaced the tags need some way to rectify their problem. There was a cowl tag pictured on this sight just the other day that had eroded badly, and the rivets were also in horrible shape. What happens to the guy who wants to do a complete and correct resto on that car??? If the cowl tag rivets and cowl tags are banned I guess honest guys are just out of luck??? Seems to me that we would be throwing the baby out with the bath water. Obviously, not everyone is honest but why should honest guys loose out???
-------You may have read between the lines and noticed that I dont mention redone serial # tags. I do agree with everyone that those have no place on a car unless totally done legally and with legal supervision but we know that just doesnt happen.........Bill S

[Verne_Frantz]

Bill,
You ask what would honest guys do? Well, I know a good honest guy who restored a car that had the entire top of the cowl rotted away! The cowl tag was a "see-through". What did he do? He restored the car to #1+, won every national award it could win with it, and guess what? He put the rotted original cowl tag back on it.
THAT'S an honest guy in my book. He has my respect. Once you change a cowl tag with a repro, all bets are off. There's no telling what the original was. It automatically casts a doubt of the real origin of the car.
I stand by my belief that the cowl tag should NOT be considered to be a reproduction part. There is only but ONE that should be there. IF it's gone, then that's just too bad. That's what history has done to that car. That's why some are worth more than others.
I'm not argueing with you, I'm just stating my opinion. My feelings about this subject are VERY strong and entirely unwavering. No cowl tag should EVER be replaced on a car (except the original after restoration). If the original is gone......well, then it's just gone.

Verne