RT Guys' negative attitude against the Tag Makers should be apparent to you from the nature of his post. Maybe he is only into original unrestored car...I dont know him. I apologize if I hurt his feelings....
I say, "So what", if those of us who are restoring these cars on a budget and maybe creating something we can not afford to purchase one from those that were lucky enough to buy low and now want a fortune for their cars.....which by the way is not a hobby gentleman, its commodity trading....may need a new tag. And yes, maybe a tag created to match what we are building. Is this any worse than swapping an engine or changing paint color?
Following that train of thought, why dont we boycott sharing engine pad ID info for fear that someone will try to pass the motor off as original to the car? Should we ban stamping sets as well? And the paint marker sticks that that owners use to try and "fool"people into thinking that the car is original and unrestored?? No - these are just detail items that make the car more enjoyable to the owner. Just like a new fender tag.
This reminds me of the current gun control statement "guns dont kill - people do" well, fender tags dont fool buyers - dishonest sellers do". If a seller is honest with a buyer, then there is no harm done. There is nothing short of banning reproduction parts that will keep this hobby pure and honest. And if it werent for the commodities traders, there wouldn't be a need to fool a buyer anyway..... we could all afford nice original cars!!
