another replica

[Tony Griffiths]

“Let’s cut to the chase, they are all fakes.” Hang on, my Ruby is not a fake! But then it wasn’t built in Coventry in 1952, it doesn’t have an electric fan, it hasn’t got an alternator instead of a Dynamo….so genuinely ineligible then.

No, your Ruby is fine - as are all as-built cars, but, ''fake it up' to be something else (e.g. standard escort into Mexico) and it's - a fake. Naturally, dealers will never, ever use the term, to them, it's a _________________ insert your choice.