At 08:24 PM 10/05/03 +0200, Richard wrote: > > different from tires or an engine in a race car. It's the driver (and the > > chassis) that is important, not the parts used in the car. > >Jimeness there John, I know a few car rebuilders that would very much take >issue with that. They will go on for hours and hours telling you about all >the non-stock modifications and not one of them would simply say the car is >what it says on the chasis. Rather.. if asked directly they would say >something like, "yeah the chasis is a VW, but the rest is mine! " And they >would say so with pride. I was thinking more along the lines of a race car put on display after the driver had passed on... for example, if Dale Earnhart's car went on tour without him it may very well have new tires and a different engine, but it would still be "his" car. John
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