"the "cloned" "SOS" 500" you can't go round saying things like that.....
heaven forbit you may even mention....
https://www.andysaunders.net/fiat-500/
(I can't see a single component from 1958, and that glove box certainly looks Post 65)
but I guess being a well know celebrity type they are allowed to get away with anything
I have often said I think that a car that has as much of the original metal retained and only
the corroded bit cut out and skillfully fettled in is a much more worthy restoration, as is rebuilding and original engine and gearbox, blasting and paintig suspension components rather than the simply replace everything with exchange or repro and, off with the wings because the arch has rusted... I can understand the cost element for example rechroming original bumpers would cost 3-4 times new repros... and with current labor charges often over £70+ per hour replacing a wing is cheaper than repairing it....