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Twopenny replicas
CRITICISM CORNER
I’d call that distortion, but not that of Ritchie Blackmore’s Stratocaster, but the tendency to see classic cars in a distorted way. I am referring to replicas, that lately are taking importance and market share. Sure, there are some models with rather prohibitive prices, but I do not see the need of wanting at all costs one of those, even false. Some, to disguise their state of full replication, base reconstruction on models of the same brand or similar and it is certain that the visual result could also be nice, but it is the fact to flaunt what is not, that seems disturbing, especially for those who truly love these cars. Beware, I am not talking about “patently false” replicas or terribly ridiculous copies, like some caricatures of F40 or Diablo, built on the chassis of a Pontiac Fiero, that even a Martian would recognize from thirty miles away and that only makes proper enthusiasts go mad, but I am referring to those that, for understanding that they are copies, you have to go very close, look at all details, open the bonnet, etc. I am beginning to think that maybe, those who buy these kind of vehicles, only want to make others believe that they have what they can’t afford and this is very painful. There is also the subtle game of using, as starting cars, cheesy, but already dated models, so you can fall in the range already protected by historical records; engine used are often of the same brand, even if with different displacement and type, as well as different brakes, interior and much more. Obviously, in some cases, the copy may results even better than the original and this fact is often used as a justification. I just hope that the association responsible will do something about these type of cars, putting them out of every facility, avoiding recognition, easy registrations, preventing their possible participation in historic races: things that ludicrously happen too much times.
Roberto Marrone
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