Jump to full article: Bathurst (NSW) Western Advocate (au), 2008-04-24
Author: LOUISE EDDY
Intro: Spurred on by the raging debate about whether the word Marlboro should be removed from the Peter Brock memorial statue, one reader brought in a column featured in a copy of Australian Muscle Cars that gets to the heart of the matter.
The article in the January/February edition was written by editor Mark Oastler.
He asked why makers of collectable cars have to remove authentic tobacco signage from them before they are sold.
"There are few things more offensive to an enthusiast like myself than seeing such intricately detailed and beautifully-made replicas of famous touring cars that raced prior to 1996, being supplied with half their race liveries missing," he said.
"This goes beyond any arguments about the rights and wrongs of cigarette promotion. The simple fact is that it's defacing and altering our history. And that's just wrong."
Mr Oastler said serious collectors just apply the missing cigarette decals, which are easily available through outside suppliers.
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