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Originally Posted by wmachine
...Rare simply means it is uncommon.
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I agree that terms definitly begs to be defined.
Rare = uncommon; singular; infrequent; unusual
One should not define the car as "rare" based on a "rare" option, but the car should be defined as "unique".
Unique = exceptional; exclusive; distinctive; single
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Originally Posted by wmachine
...Sure, if you start with a model, further defined by color, options, etc., one can drill down to the point of being "rare", but if that is what is said, so what?
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To define a vehicle by color, options, etc. would be to define its uniqueness. but If I am able to go to a shelf and pull of a fender, a door, a distributor cap and rotor, then I would say that "The Car" is not rare... original production numbers I believe would help to define this.
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Originally Posted by wmachine
...Now rare vs. desirable. Maybe *some* people out there think that rare = desirable, but I don't see where it is not generally understood that rare does *not* mean desirable.
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This I am in full agreement. I have a 1946 Triumph 1800 Saloon Renoun. Production numbers of this vehicle were low. There are approximatly 12 still operating in England, and the one I have (though rough) is the only known survivor of approximatly 20 that came here to the United States. I posted it for sale for $2500 (a while back) with no inquires... so it proves your point.
So the term "rare"
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Originally Posted by wmachine
... May be poor, tired, and undefined, and a poor choice of words...(that) should be thrown on pile with "original, numbers matching" and other terms
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I believe that it would be helpful to standardize terminology amongst hobbyist. It will assist when we talk about "apples" we mean "apples" and not "cherries"... and define the uniqueness by "Golden Delicious" and "Macintosh" and not just "red or green". If it is not defined, when someone asks you "what kind of car is that?" you might as well say "a white two door" instead of a year, make, and model.