I don't know if this has been discussed previously, but I am wondering what the majority feel is a suitable way of identifying certain vehicles of which there are a lot of replicas or special models which may only be clones.
In my opinion if it looks like an apple we should call it an apple, unless there is some way of knowing for sure it is an orange made to look like an apple.
As an example the Ferrari California in Ferris Bueller's Day Off http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_2864-Ferrari-250-GT-Spyder-California-1961.html?PHPSESSID=1104fe56bbf9006d1ecee2f3eae29644 was a replica (no one in the right mind would destroy a genuine one) and it is commonly recognised as being a replica, so therefore it is listed as a replica.
What about AC Cobras etc. If they are genuine or replicas is sometimes not able to be determined, except maybe if they are destroyed it can be assumed they are fakes.
Another case is a limted built/high performance version of a particular car. As an example a Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_186449-Chrysler-Valiant-Charger-VH-1971.html appeared in The FJ Holden. I know this car was extremely rare, and nowadays is commonly cloned, due to the limited number built, and the high prices for genuine cars. However in 1977 when the movie was made they were vitually worthless and unlikely to have been a fake so it can be assumed it is genuine. If it were to appear in a modern film I would assume the opposite, that it is a clone.
Should there be any guidelines for these types of cars?
Should we assume they are genuine unless there is evidence otherwise?
Or should each case be taken individually?