Stock Factory vs Pro Street vs Resto Mod

[70 sublime]

So what are your thoughts

In the begining the cars were factory stock with day 2 stuff changed up

Later there was the Pro Street movement with the floors cut up to get big back tires in the back and a blower on top of the engine sticking out of the hood
That lasted a while and I though they were interesting but over time I feel the factory cars came back to be the car to have over that style

Now we have Resto Mod things going on
Modern engines and all the wires and computer parts to make them run , brakes , suspension .........
They are asking big big money for them and they seem to be selling for more than than the factory stock set up cars these days

So will they still rule or will the simpler factory type car come out ahead in the end as all the computer chips start to get old in the resto mod car and become a nightmare to try to keep running ??

I hope the factory car will come out on top in the end

 

[Cojohnso1]

So what are your thoughts

In the begining the cars were factory stock with day 2 stuff changed up

Later there was the Pro Street movement with the floors cut up to get big back tires in the back and a blower on top of the engine sticking out of the hood
That lasted a while and I though they were interesting but over time I feel the factory cars came back to be the car to have over that style

Now we have Resto Mod things going on
Modern engines and all the wires and computer parts to make them run , brakes , suspension .........
They are asking big big money for them and they seem to be selling for more than than the factory stock set up cars these days

So will they still rule or will the simpler factory type car come out ahead in the end as all the computer chips start to get old in the resto mod car and become a nightmare to try to keep running ??

I hope the factory car will come out on top in the end

The car itself often dictates build directions. If most all original? It's almost a sin not to pursue option 1. Stock build. I'm more in the camp of Pro Street than Resto if both Street and performance is the goal. I may be too old for the resto stuff. I understand the appeal, but not the heart.

JMO

 

[davek]

All I know is my Bee will never have a computer problem .

 

[RR Fan Dan]

No to modern motors and computer controls. No to aluminum radiators. No to modern interiors.

Yes to upgraded suspensions (not coil over). Yes to headers, intakes, heads, wheels and custom paint. Yes to keeping stock looking interiors, added tilt steering and Dakota digital dashes okay.

 

[RT68440]

I'm more of a restoration/ day 2 guy. I can deal with restomodding to a point. I hate when body mods and interiors get too over the top. I loved pro street cars when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s, but they don't really do anything for me now.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I like them all when they are done tastfully. Unfortunately, many of the retro-mods stuff looks horrible once done with stupid looking wheels and tires, poor colors and graphics choices and too many weird scoops, scallops, diffusers, spoilers or wings that just don't belong.

 

[Hey-O]

To each their own. It's a hobby that can go anyway that makes you happy. I've had them all and at this point, my 65, with a 5.7, works. The field of people that like Resto Mods is growing, in one part due to the availability of these modern drivetrains and conversion kits. They can wake a car up and not look the part.

 

[mmissile]

My `cuda is worth more as a Gen-3 conversion, that as a 383 car. It's also a lot nicer to drive.

 

[Hey-O]

My `cuda is worth more as a Gen-3 conversion, that as a 383 car. It's also a lot nicer to drive.

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I like that!! That's as close to perfect as it gets. Well done!!

 

[6PKRTSE]

My `cuda is worth more as a Gen-3 conversion, that as a 383 car. It's also a lot nicer to drive.

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See, tastefully done. Still looks like it's heritage, just modernized.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Hard to believe it with today's prices, but when I got into this hobby in 1977, stock original was the cheapest way to go. My first two GTXs were stock originals that had been well maintained. Both cost me less to own than something modified, or which needed fixing up. I've never been in it for the money, but I've tried to indulge at the lowest price point.

That mindset, from my early years, kept me in stock, although now restored, cars in present day. Not cheap to purchase, but easy to maintain, and sell.

 

[dfrazz]

Unless it is a rare car (Hemi Cuda/Charger, etc) the restomods will win in the end IMO because the next generation does not know anything about a carb nor do they care to learn. They want the ride and comfort and reliability as close to a modern car as they can get. For me, I have built a restomod 392 Cuda and several stock/day 2 b and e bodies and I'm sticking with stock and some nice day 2 upgrades like brakes, suspension, etc.

 

[Hey-O]

Hard to believe it with today's prices, but when I got into this hobby in 1977, stock original was the cheapest way to go. My first two GTXs were stock originals that had been well maintained. Both cost me less to own than something modified, or which needed fixing up. I've never been in it for the money, but I've tried to indulge at the lowest price point.

That mindset, from my early years, kept me in stock, although now restored, cars in present day. Not cheap to purchase, but easy to maintain, and sell.

Restoring a car to stock can cost more than it should, partially due to people bleeding others to death trying to make a living sell things for 3 times what they should be. Supply and demand.

 

[70 sublime]

I am hoping the resto mod thing is just another fad like the pro street stuff has ended up
When the resto mod car gets two or three owners away from the guy that built it there will not be any factory service manual on the car to help with the little things that will start happening

 

[chargervert]

I'm more of a restoration/ day 2 guy. I can deal with restomodding to a point. I hate when body mods and interiors get too over the top. I loved pro street cars when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s, but they don't really do anything for me now.

You can't take too much of the original car out of the build. When I had the Charger Daytona stock car,I tried to put as much Charger as possible back into the racecar. A lot of these restomod builds lose the cars identity.

 

[Runcharger]

For me its about memories. I'll even walk across a lot to look at a stock 318 car these days. If I want a no soul wire/computer, oversized cell phone, I'll just go buy one.
However, thats my taste, my money. Anyone else can enjoy it their way.

 

[440 PHIXX]

I’m with whoever isn’t the date coded oil filter guys.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I love my bone stock, all original, unrestored Charger specifically because it's bone stock, all original, and unrestored. I think it's super cool to look at it and see exactly how they did it, 56 years ago - especially since it's "only" a 318 car with factory air. Not many of them survived without engine swaps and it's nice to see "how they were done".

My Satellite wagon though? Non original engine. Non original trans. No way to ever get them back...so I've honestly been thinking of "how far would I go with it?". Lottery money? Roadster Shop chassis, IRS with 8.75" center section, wilwood discs all around, 572 gen2 hemi, EFI, maybe a six speed...but more likely put a bench seat back in it, put the auto shifter back on the column, make the interior look stock but with a decent stereo, add AC, maybe leather instead of vinyl, maybe convert to power windows. No body mods. Factory hood. Factory bumpers and trim. Put some zing in the F7 Sherwood Green paint via some pearls and flakes, get some flop out of it to show off the body lines...and have a fire-breather that looks basically stock.

Non-lottery money? Put in the 5.7 hemi I already have, mate it to the 727 and 8.75 that's in the car now, maybe add a procharger. No air (also leaves room for the procharger intercooler), crank windows, leaf springs, freshen the interior, maybe paint it. But either way it would be a stock-body "old wagon"...with new running gear.

 

[Ray70Chrg]

"I'll have what He's having"

 

[Hey-O]

I am hoping the resto mod thing is just another fad like the pro street stuff has ended up
When the resto mod car gets two or three owners away from the guy that built it there will not be any factory service manual on the car to help with the little things that will start happening

My car was created by Lewis and Clark, believed to be one of the first, if not the first B body convention that started in 2004. All new 2005 drivetrain was purchased for the convention. Mine was a test mule for future conventions. The technology over the years has brought simplicity to it's finest in these conventions. You can plug into a port under my dash and like a new car, check out the last time it farted. I have a list of every part that went into my build. You can now buy anything to make it happen for a simple fun car to drive. It's never going to go away.