"Restored as Unrestored"

[olredalert]

-----This is no new trend. Its simply the best restoration according to Dave Burroughs. Dave spent years disecting the St.Louis assembly line practices so that he could duplicate exactly the methods used to assemble mid-year Corvettes in his restorations. The 67 in question has never to my knowledge been called a "fake" original 67. It has, though, been called by those that appreciate originality one of the best restorations ever done to a Corvette.......Bill S

[69SSZL1]

Well then, its just a Correct Restoration as Vettes and other cars have been done for years. Why call it "restored as unrestored", makes no sense.

[tom406]

I get it now, but it is a confusing terminology. At first I thought it had been restored to approximate a low mileage original with some sort of "patina" (I've heard of that being done as well). It would be useful if a term emerged to describe this type of restoration. Many owners of over-restored Corvettes would happily describe them as "correct" restorations. Correct if the assembly line were staffed by methodical 50 year old professionals using hand mixed German paints with an assembly line that moved along about 1 car per day..... (no slag there, that's how I like restored Corvettes-I couldn't bring myself to replicate crappy factory paint if I had a nice Vette tore down to that level!)

[olredalert]

-----You know, Greg, I agree. It is misleading terminology. Someone at Mecum probably going a bit overboard, I guess? I know for sure that Dave wouldnt mis-represent the car as anymore than restored to the way it rolled off the assembly line. Heck, he didnt even re-align a hugely out of alignment door on the red 12 mile 67 L88 Corvette. That one I never did completly buy into. The door stood out from the body from a 1/2 to 5/8ths of an inch.......Bill S