..........how ridiculous it is that they can "restore" a car and replace every single part as long as the VIN plate is original. If they were to build the same from scratch using parts from the factory it would be a "recreation" and worth a fraction of the price. It's all down to provenance.
Exactly the same with aircraft. Find the remains of a Spitfire that has been buried in the sands of a beach near Calais since 1940 and because the engine and airframe "VIN" plates exist it can be re-built as the original.
A almost said by Trigger....my broom is 20 years old...it's had 5 new handles and 17 new heads.
