[AT] Was Serious Restoration Now philosophy

[George Willer]

Spencer,

I don't know about tractors in this sense, but I played a small part in the 
restoration of an important aircraft.  It was the very first taperwing 
Waco... the prototype serial number A1A.  I furnished the engine and a 
spare.  All that was used of the original aircraft was the serial number 
plate and the paperwork.  Everything else was new, including even some parts 
that had to be cast.  It was considered, as it had to be, a restoration, 
otherwise it couldn't be flown.  I think the paperwork for the restoration 
may have been bigger than that for Johnny Cash's Cadillac.

The mechanic doing the work was Jerry Jeruska of Vero Beach, FL for the 
owner, Walter Hill of Miami. I delivered the engines and props in 1977... my 
first trip to FL.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Was Serious Restoration Now philosophy


>
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> On 1/17/2005 at 9:01 PM Guy Fay wrote:
>>I know that the last time I posted one of these, that some of you
>>sniffed that casting new parts wasn't a REAL restoration. So you don't
>>have to click the links if you don't want to. Everybody else-Craig
>>Anderson's put up some pages about the restoration of a Mogul 45 that
>>came out of a river bank.
>>http://www.andersonofrosholt.com/17501.html
>>
>
> Guy's post begs the question:  "What has to be left of the original 
> tractor
> for the process of refurbishment to be called 'a restoration of an 
> original
> tractor?'"  If engine or frame is gone, is this no longer a restoration 
> but
> the manufacture of a replica?   Do you _have_ to use used parts?  If all
> that is left is the serial number tag, is that sufficient to call it a
> restoration of an original tractor?.
>
> In other words we all have included some used, some new and some
> Metal-shop/foundry/home made parts in a restoration.   Where is the line
> crossed from "a restoration of an original tractor" into "making a replica
> of an original tractor"?.
>
> I have wanted to start this discussion, and Guy's post gives me the 
> chance.
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
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