Who cares? Originality goes out of the door the moment you stick a badge on or change a tyre, so don't fret too much about originality. That's what museums are for.
I agree. I was responsible for the issue of historic club registration for our club in NSW. I took the attitude that a vehicle (bike or car) fitted with period modifications was ok as a snapshot in time or the way it was used when it was near new. I went to a meeting, together with representatives of other clubs, with the Roads and Transport Authority to discuss new rules. It turned out one club had refused to issue plates to a hearse because it was based on a Ford but was not original (a strict interpretation of the rules at that time). It had been modified from new in Australia after being imported from America. My argument was that it should have historic plates because it had always been a hearse from the moment it was first registered. Most of the other club reps did not agree with me (w@nkers). In the end the RTA gave the club concerned approval to issue the plates.
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