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Hi Guys and Gals:
I have read with increasing amusement the controversy swirling around the use of non
original parts when restoring old mil vehicles. I have visualized in my mind the
horror searing the souls of those purists who almost go into a spasm at the thought
of using a replacement part that is not original manufacture as they quietly buy a
newly manufactured battery to replace their 1942 dead one, replacement bulbs, wiring,
newly formulated paint, antifreeze, newly manufactured tires, etc, etc, etc.
Peace, my friends,
Charles
Jim Rice wrote:
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> I am the owner of Ford GPW with a repro tub. I would never enter it in a
> competition. I always tell folks it has a repro tub. Most don't care. They only
> care they are seeing a "WWII jeep" even if a major component is of modern
> reenactments or parades, let them!
> > I do not think that a restored jeep with a repro tub can really be considered
> > a true WW2 jeep, however. (No disrespect intended to those who have such a
> > jeep.) I know, of coarse, that some jeep body tubs are too far gone to
> > restore, and one has to do with what's available on the market. For me,
> > finding original parts is the way to go. They cost more and the restoration
vehicles as
> > '43 GPW
>
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