Hello Pete, You make a good point regarding the club responsibility to preserve the marquee. However I don't think I've questioned the club responsibility to verify the authenticity and the right to request the club assistance, that's what the club is all about. Your point regarding the Mona Lisa "Everybody knows there is only one Mona Lisa?" justify my opinion, once it’s been established that there is only one "F Special" the debate is over, and let the buyer be aware. That is not to say that one (Don Petty) should be deprived of either asking any amount of money for his object (In this case the F Special) or the right of any who wants to pay for it. Joe Gross 70' Chrysler 300 Hurst Old Englewood, FL. HighOctane300H@xxxxxxx In a message dated 2/1/2009 1:16:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Moparpjf writes: You say that a fake has never detracted from the value of a genuine article, but that assumes that the fake is known to be a fake. Many cars are sold at B-J and Mecum, etc., labeled as clones, or replicas, in which case the buyer knows what he is buying. However, what happens to the value of a car that is supposed to be "one of one" when all of a sudden another one pops up, claiming to also be genuine, thus rendering the first car now "one of two," rather than "one of one?" In your art world, what would happen if all of a sudden, someone showed up with another "genuine" Mona Lisa? Would your reaction be the same, or would you automatically discount the claim because "Everybody knows there is only one Mona Lisa?" Well, in this case everybody knows there was only one F Special convertible. That's the difference, and if this club is responsible in its consideration and preservation of the marque, it behooves it to let anyone and everyone know that the car in question is not what it is purported to be. Pete Fitch In a message dated 2/1/2009 11:24:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, HighOctane300H@xxxxxxx writes: I think it's alot to do about nothing.... if someone wants to spend his money on whatever smorgasbord of a car it's his own business. A fake has never detracted the value of an authentic object. I've been in the Art business for over 30 years and seen my share of fakes, recreations, copy's or whatever... the bottom line is! It's the people desire that dictates what the market price one will pay for any object, not the scholars or the purists. Misrepresenting is a different legal meter all together. The Auction houses get around it by using "euphemisms". Buyers together with their price guide should have a dictionary handy too, its obvious that you don't need to know English in order to have lots of money. (Which in a way is very nice ;-) Joe Gross 70' Chrysler 300 Hurst Old Englewood, FL. HighOctane300H@xxxxxxx **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http: //www.dell.com/co ntent/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=us%26cs=19%26l=en%26s=d hs%26~ck=anavml) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links ____________________________________ >From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the _latest news_ (http://aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) . **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://www.dell.com/co ntent/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=us%26cs=19%26l=en%26s=d hs%26~ck=anavml) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/