QUOTE"I don't agree with that. I could clone my car into an accurate copy of a '69 TA vert but it still would not BE a '69 TA vert. I could clone it into a Sprint but it still would not be a Sprint"
No, not a good comparo. Your car isn't a 69 TA vert to start with. If you had a 69 TA vert and then bought some parts from another 69 TA vert with a different colored interior and swapped parts from one TA vert to another that would be a good comparo.