Opinions on what to call it when asked ?

[MarPar]

Bahhhh..... I hate all these 21st century compartmentalizing descriptions. Call it a cool old driver and be done with it.

^^^^^^^THIS

 

[2012ChargerBlacktop]

Don’t fall for the nonsense..Most of those terms are for marketing purposes. Make a car seem spectacular, get mega bucks for it!! Everyone wants their car to stand out from the other twenty cars that look just like it in the same row at the car show. OMG my car is 93.775% original, that’s better than his 92.781% original car!!! Lol!
To each their own, is my perspective- keep the car whatever way you want it. Just don’t get mad when someone calls you out on the b.s. term you made up for your car. Me, I don’t waste my breath arguing over what some made up definition of a car is even if I’m buying it. If the car meets my standards for a price I’m willing to pay so be it.
Beautiful car by the way! Good luck with it.

 

[joemish]

OK, don't laugh.... because I don't know, and I find this embarrassing even asking.

This "nomenclature" stuff can be very confusing when describing old muscle cars ?
Words like "original"... "restored".... "restored original"... "UN-restored".... "Numbers Matching" ..."Survivor".... and on and on.

So I would like to hear opinions ?
What does a guy call a Car, that can't technically be called a "survivor", because, of an 80's exterior only repaint ?
My understanding being that term "survivor" is reserved for original paint Cars ?

So what would you use in a simple term...
to describe a 1969 Car that has it's UN-Rebuilt factory Engine in great shape & still running well, UN-Restored all original sheet metal Body, 100% numbers matching right down to points dizzy/factory exhaust system intact, nothing changed or altered since new other than normal maintenance ?
(Belts/Hoses/brake linings/light bulbs, 2 tie-rods, 1 ball joint, W/S in '86, frt bucket inlays resewn in '84)

What would YOU call it ?

it would be called a survivor with one repaint.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Bahhhh..... I hate all these 21st century compartmentalizing descriptions. Call it a cool old driver and be done with it.

Zakly!