What would you rather have? A real TG, or a repro one for a fraction of the price, but as original?
As long as it sounds like a TG and is metal, I would have the repro!
I agree with Jonathan. When the original becomes so highly valued that your budget and investment means you can't use it as originally intended, surely it's better to have the option of a repro at a lower price that you can drive, display and muck about with to your hearts content. In my view there is plently of room for both providing one can distinguish between a replica and an original. Let's face facts, most microcars were never manufactured with the expectation that they'd still be in regular use 50+ years later and numbers are dwindling. What's left are increasingly rare survivors and for every person who'd love an original, there are probably quite a few whose budget might allow them to buy one but wouldn't because they are less concerned with investment potential and more with driving the thing. Other than fakes passed off as originals, I've never know a replica to devalue an original, they usually serve to increase the desirability of owing "the real thing". It certainly might help boost attendance at rallys
The microcar wrld has changed.
Before, in the mid 70's, people where finding them everywhere, buying parts to restore them, and driving them to the rallies, and selling them for a few quid to the next owner, who will have fun in it too.
Now, people restore them better than they ever where, and are scared to use them in case they damage them. So many things have gone up in value, and now all people care about is the price.
You would prefer to sell a car to a museum for a bit more money than someone offering you a bit less, and he will use it, as it is meant for.
You used to be able to buy conrods from the schmitt club for 27 pounds, and now there over 200...
All about money.
Let's hope most of the micro people use there cars, instead of lcking them up in a museum, and not knowing how to do anything with it.
Whats the point of owning something you don't use? For example, let's say I have a vintage toy that is worth a fortune, and it is sealed. Of course, I wouldnt open it, I would sell it. The buyer will then sell it again, and so on. no one will ever use it.
Let's hope values dont go even higher then they already are, I'm sure most of you remember oing to all of the rallies, peole laughing about the car, and having fun.
