Re: ZL1 carburetor
I doubt I would ever own a clone. It only taints a collection as other car guys wonder: "if he has that clone, how many other cars of his are "fake". I saw that happen to Dave Simpson's collection. I understand he had a few fakes, that were claimed to be real.
When it comes to clones, I have concerns of unscrupulous guys trying to pass off clone's that are more believable due to authentic parts, with them claiming it as an authentic car. Additionally, the installing of authentic parts on clone cars, takes away from the supply of parts and makes it tougher for guys restoring authentic cars that may have a real need in order to be judged as a correct car.
But, I understand the reason for some guys having clone cars as possibly that is what they can afford, or want a look-a-like car to drive hard, so they wouldn't chance wrecking a real car. So if it is a car built for budget reasons, or to enjoy as a look-a-like, it seems a waste of money to spend many times more for an authentic part when they can buy a look-a-like part at a fraction of the cost. So using this example of a carb, will a clone owner bother to take off his air cleaner and hand an observer a magnifying glass to look at numbers and then state: "I have a authentic dated carb on my clone car; ain't that cool?" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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