15-07-2019, 11:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-07-2019, 01:48 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
What an incredibly odd thing to build. Still, you pays your money..... However, "replica" is incorrect and "imitation" would be a more truthful description. I side with Alan Clark who maintained that the word replica is grossly overused; a real "replica" is something offered by the maker as a copy (or near copy) of a vehicle with (usually) competition success, or at least participation - hence the large number of "TT Replica" motorcycles offered during the 1920s and 1930s. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday - that sort of thing. Unfortunately, the number of genuine "replica" competition cars offered during the same period was very much more limited, and I'm sure Mike Costigan can come up with a list in very short order. So, don't be tempted by that "replica" D-Type Jaguar; it's only an imitation.