Heist:

 I'm a child of the 80's where "replica" often meant inexpensive, flimsy, ill fitting fiberglass shell built on a Pontiac Fiero or Volkswagen chassi....

Exactly Heist - same thoughts! But I also understood and learned that a Replica today might be much better than the original - disc brakes, ABS, ESP, Air-Co, E-Gas, etc....