Re: When restoring, what should be the goal?

Posted by Jim Allen on July 21, 2006 at 05:40:08 from (209.173.160.22):

In Reply to: When restoring, what should be the goal? posted by Mike CA on July 20, 2006 at 16:51:30:

Restore: "To bring back to its original state by repairing or
rebuilding."

I agree with some of the comments below. Many tractors are
over-restored and then judged by people who never fail to fall
for the "autorama" restoration over one that's restored back to
the factory standard. The factory standard for fit and finish
wasn't all that high, so it's actually pretty easy to duplicate
inexpensively, leaving you more money to repair mechanical
stuff. The time is spent on research to find out exactly what the
factory standard was. Some show judges don't even know what
the factory standard was! I see this in every genre of motor
vehicle collecting. The MOST ORIGINAL should get the MOST
POINTS.

Beyond the shows, do what you like! Who are we to tell you
anything about how to restore your old iron.

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