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Definition of Terms. As used in thisAct:
(a)Authentic Spare Partrefers to a replacement part, whether old or newly produced, that is identical in appearance and function to an original component installed in the vehicle or in vehicles belonging to the same model line as the vehicle at the time of manufacture, but not necessarily made of the same material, including chassis and monocoque shell and subframe replacements of the same pattern as the original. This will include spare parts from the manufacturer's stock intended for the later servicing or repair of vehicles of the same model line as the vehicle;
(b)Concours D 'EleganceorConcoursrefers to a vintage vehicle which condition is for exhibition or contest;
(c)Automobile Lineage Brandrefers to the original manufacturer's name or latest brand name as a result of corporate merger or acquisition;
(d)Motor vehiclerefers to any self-propelled vehicle designed to carry passengers or goods, including automobiles, pick-up trucks, vans, sports utility vehicles, Asian utility vehicles, and motorcycles. A trailer, caravan, or other vehicle intended to be towed by attachment to a motor vehicle shall be deemed a motor vehicle for purposes of thisAct;
(e)Original componentsrefer to parts of the vehicle, including the motor, chassis, and gearbox, that were originally installed by its manufacturer at the time of its production
(f)Restoration ModeorRESTOMODrefers to vintage car that has been restored but modified with modern parts and technology;
(g)Spare partsrefer to component parts, sub-assemblies or complete assemblies, identical to or interchangeable with original components of a vintage vehicle, and accessories that are permitted to be installed on a vintage vehicle under Section 12 hereof; and
(h)Vintage vehiclerefers to a motor vehicle, whether powered by an internal combustion engine, electricity, a combination of both, or other means, that is at least forty (40) years old reckoned from the date of manufacture, whose chassis, engine, steering assembly, and suspension assembly are either original or authentic and whose body has not been altered in general appearance, subject only to the exceptions in Section 12 hereof. It shall exclude replicas and reproductions of vintage vehicles.
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