It is not appreciated when manufacturers rebuild their own classics (continuations)
Factory replicas, as rebuilds of cars that already existed, have been around before, but now they seem to be really coming into fashion. Jaguar, Aston Martin, Lister and even Zagato are rebuilding cars that they sold 40, 50 or more years ago. Financially strong customers can now add a brand new Aston Martin DB4 GT, Jaguar E-Type Lightweigth or Lancia Zagato to their collection. Lola, Lister and Chevron also offer new orders for the racing cars of yesteryear. Of course, these expensive replicas (they are called "continuations") are as close to the original as possible, but of course they lack any history. Thanks to new manufacturing techniques and materials, the new classic cars are even superior to the old ones.
But what does the classic car enthusiast think of these vehicles? Is it right for manufacturers to rebuild the cars of yesteryear today? This is what we wanted to know in our last " Question of the Week" . The verdict of the almost 300 respondents was clear.
Just over half, 54% to be precise, reject these new-old cars. Manufacturers should not start rebuilding their old cars just because they are allowed to and can.
However, a third (33%) have no problem with this, as it gives a wider group of buyers the opportunity to own and hopefully drive one of these selected classics.
A surprisingly high proportion of 12% did not agree with either the first or the second answer, so they take a more differentiated view of the issue.
Here is the graphical representation of the results:
We have already posed a new question of the week , this time asking whether estate versions are likely to outstrip their saloon brethren in terms of value in the future.
All previous questions of the week and their evaluations can still be viewed in a separate topic channel.
