Guess it's been a while since I've checked this thread :grin:
Concourse or Not ? I would say the value the and rarity of the vehicle in question should help dictate this, Naturally the "Holy Grail" cars should be restored to their original glory, and as for the lesser stuff, build them like you want and get a little crazy sometime. This is just my opinion, nothing is written in stone. Just have fun with no matter what path you take.
This is what I'm looking for: opinions.
It's a Sport Satellite; so it's got the good grille and tail lamps. It's Q5 (my color) and rare, You love the car, and, you wonder if you should restore it? I saw go for it. take it apart, get it media blasted, replace the metal, and build it back up, or, just drive it like you like it. This is the beauty of this hobby. We all will admire it as in whatever condition it's in!
Donny, it'll be brought back to life, no matter what the form, concourse, show quality driver or just a nice non reference piece.
I can't ever recall seeing a Sport Satellite 4 door with a 383, maybe I have overlooked a few and then again maybe not. I've seen several 383 four doors, most of those were cop cars, but they were not Sport Satellites just base models. The production numbers on this one could be very interesting. Check the numbers and keep us posted.
Bingo. I get that a lot. I don't know how many guys I've had pretty much the same thing. Lot's of base Satellite cops were built, but hardly anyone has seen (admittedly) a
Sport Satellite 4 door with this combo. To boot it's Q5, Magnum 500s. As far as the actual numbers, the numbers guru will be consulted. I've asked for it for Christmas...
To date I've heard as low as 29 built and as high as 200. The lower number coming from an unreliable source, the higher number coming from Ehrenberg.
That being said and the idea that how many might have been parted out to bring back RR's or GTX's, been crushed (afterall, who saves a 4 door? Besides the A-body guys?), wrecked, or just junked due to the ravages of time, how many might be left? Question worth pondering. If anyone can help speed up the process and help me break it down: RP41H9A**.....
Concours I say not. This may be crude but I walk right by 4 doors at shows. I would hate to think you have 30k in a car I dont even look at. I,m not trying to enflame you only being honest.
Appreciate the honesty, DD. But for you walking past a 4-door doesn't mean everyone will, that's why they make different colored shirts. We all like different things. There are those of us out there who walk past E-bodies (and I own one!), even Hemis, because we're inundated with 'em by the mags. So when we see something different, it catches our eye.