But I would just say, why don't they ask the people who built the originals for a copy of their drawings or direct access to the individuals who built them - they both still exist although the latter are probably in their late 70s now.
All you ever get on here is opinion whereas the manufacturers would provide fact.
Just another thought!
Foldie
You would like to think so Foldie, However having actually tried to get my hands on a set of blueprints of a piece of kit from the manufacturer in question I can tell you that it is not as straightforward as you would think. Yes the company in question does have a heritage department who do hold blueprints. But their policy is to only release them to organisations doing full size restorations, that are of course if the blueprints have not been put in a skip. Secondly they normally want more than a few pennies in payment.
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