[Al G]

Originally Posted by Joe's Garage

No argument here, hold that thought boys, don't muddy it up by making it more complicated than it needs to be.

Note the conundrum you get into when using adjectives like "genuine", "real" or "authentic", without a qualifier like replica to go with it.

gen·u·ine
truly what something is said to be; authentic
synonyms: authentic, real, actual, original, bona fide, true, veritable

re·al
not imitation or artificial; genuine
synonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, historical, honest-to-goodness

au·then·tic
of undisputed origin; genuine.
synonyms: genuine, real, legitimate, the real McCoy, the real thing

I prefer to stick with the definition, not the synonyms. They are there for those who can't comprehend the definition.

My car is built by a company called Shelby. The MSO says the model is Cobra. It is what the MSO claims it to be. That seems to match the definitions of genuine, real and authentic. Of course it is not an original 1965 Cobra and I never claim it to be. The so-called Cobra replicas manufactered by a number of companies all fail the genuine, real and authentic definitions if they claim to be Shelby Cobras.