![]() 10/01/2020 at 15:24 • Filed to: my2cents | ![]() | ![]() |
Replica - Pur Sang Bugatti Type 35. Every nut and bolt. Damn near 100% accurate.
Clone - 1970 AAR ‘Cuda. Take an entry level model (318 c.i.) and change everything necessary to make it damn near 100% accurate to a higher trim level.
Tribute - Like a
clone
but falls short, usually with regards to powerplant.
Backdated - Although it’s the first I’ve heard the term, I’d say the seller is using it incorrectly. It’s too vague. A backdated car to me would mean a
clone
created from a car much newer. Because of the inaccuracies with this car, I’d call it a
tribute
, or if need be, a
tribute from a newer model
. Rolls right off the tongue.
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I fucking love those Bugattis and what that argentinian shop does. If I scored the lottery or somehow become mega wealthy that would be the first car I buy after a Hudson Hornet. Screw new cars, and screw a real one of a car that expensive. I’d buy that thing and drive it everywhere. Pure driving experience. Id probably also get a classic TVR and some sort of 50s/60s out there sports car (or replica)
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I feel I see what you’re saying regarding the usage of the term ‘backdated’. Perhaps, in general, using a later ‘gen’ car to create any version of a prior model could be considered ‘backdating’?
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I would call it a restomod as they use newer parts/technologies like the varioram or brakes from a 930 while giving it and old school look .
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I’d go for a R estomod ( backdated) as some things I wouldn’t want replicated from the original such as drum brakes or leaf spring suspension
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To me a
restomod is a
resto
ration with
mod
ern parts for reliability and drive-ability
.
Usually but not always identifiable
from 50ft with bigger wheels and tires.
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Unless they totally destroy the original look, then it’s just ruined.
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Food for thought.
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I believe they will hide disks inside a fake drum, Leno has done that too.
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That bugatti reminds me of this, which I love.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1925-ford-model-t-speedster/
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Backdating is all the rage in the MG world - take a ‘70s MGB, ditch the rubber bumpers
and the single Z-S carb, lower the ride height,
and bolt on chrome bumpers and twin SUs. The VIN tells the story, but the car looks and runs a whole lot better.
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That is awesome. Just $15K! This or a
L
amborg
hini
Huracan?
Which would get more attention/respect
down on the street
?
C
lassification
: Custom one-
off
.
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Haha they didn’t sell. I would LOVE to build something like this
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Okay, to read that now, it makes sense. I’m now asking myself why this makes sense but the Porsche using the term backdating doesn’t. Is it because the MG was changed to a differe nt model year and the Porsche was changed to a different model year and also an extremely valuable icon?
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Yeah, it’s a little different when you’re talking about a four-figure MG instead of a potentially six-figure Porsche...
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Honestly, clones are some of the best values in the classic car market. Given the choice between a “ numbers matching small block automatic 68 Camaro” or a “ big block 4-speed Yenko clone” for the same money ... I’m choosing the Yenko clone all day everyday.
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Yes! T he joy of a very unique experience without the cost of buying for investment .
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I could put the 2015-2017 GTI headlights and older infotainment in my car to backdate it?
Where do I sign up!?
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Looking at a genuine Bugatti Typ 35 up close is a pretty fun endeavor. The supercharged straight 8 is cool and all, but some of the mechanical connections off the back of the engine to the firewall are just bizarre. Pretty sure there is a shaft coming off the back of the camshaft, and it drives a belt that goes to a second pulley in the firewall... And there’s also some connection of the distributor straight to inside the car to adjust the ignition timing on the fly.
They’re wild.
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Backdate for Porsches usually refers to making a G-Body ( or in the case of Singer, the 964) look like the 901 body (63-73).
This one is both a backdate and a Tribute to the ‘73 RS.
In the 1980s, when the early cars were worthless, you could find long hoods made to look like G-bodies. (See here for one such victim: https://www.gullwingmotorcars.com/1971-porsche-911t-c-4057.htm )
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Agreed, the parts on that car individually are probably worth a $100k
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That’s exactly what it refers to among 911s
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that can’t be good for brake temps surely
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I’m not sure, I do know Leno has some cars with fake drum coverings.