Uglee, you make a very good pojnt.
There are indeed a lot of shades of grey between the black and the white of this topic.
There are some cars which dont exist anymore and some might argue that its a homage to build a toal replica of a Toms 020, or some might say that the 35 examples of the genuine TRD 2000GT are so rare that again, it a homage to build a replica.
You might also consider that to build a car from many mixed of parts is not ripping off the Border Racing car or Phoenix Power Aero Package or the Kei Office package etc etc.
I can see some healthy debate in amongst all of that.
One thing that is certainly balck and white though is building a replica of a car which is common enough, readily available adn for which there is no reason to copy it other than a lack of funds for the genuine article.
If TRDs were common and cost 30k up right now and people were copying them, trust me, I'd be saying the same to them.
Were talking about people who will happliy badge the cars up, copy the interior
(as much as they can) and even as weve seen badge engines and even cover the actual engine with a plastic imitation engine!!!!!
They are not paying homage nor building them for people to savour the memory of a classic at a show.
They simply cannot afford something they like the look of so rip it off.
When you buy a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston MArtin etc, you are not simply paying for a collection of high performance parts.
You are paying for the styling, the image, the brand, the heritage, the brand association with past and present sport.
The companies have earned the rigth to charge that much for a car over the long period of time.
They build their brands up to the point they can open shops purely selling merchandise based on their brands.
We haev no right to blatantly bite a chunk out of all that whatsoever.
Amen
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