Go leafs go!
The most amusing part is the factories just did their thing back then and the car's factory paint job might not match factory paint code because someone was sloppy mixing the paint, tons of errors and misalignments and such were present. But the investment crowd seeking a paper tag for a part will make it "correct". No, "correct" would mean your A pillar trim needs to be off a bit and there is some minor overspray on the rockers on a paint job slightly off the color code with no clear coat, no wet sanding, no body filler or hours spent aligning the body panels. No radial tires, no ported heads or modern cam, no modern mandrel bent exhaust, etc etc.
I don’t treat my car no different than I did 20 years ago. I may have just sunk $60k in it but I don’t give 2 shits. I’m going to drive it. It’ll never be in a car show ever, though its car show presentable. Even though some people drool over my car that’s not my fault they do it. I don’t care if you hate it,It all boils down to each individual owner and what they like the best. I have friends who like NOTHING better than someone else drooling over/bragging on their car. Personally I'm old enough to remember when they were just used cars that hardly anyone wanted (mid 70's). We bought them cheap and used them (up) for what they were intended. I've said it lots before "they were a lot more fun when they weren't worth nothing", I still think that. (Granted, I'm old now and don't treat my cars like I used to, but I do DRIVE them). I do respect those who pursue perfectly original thought.
I am awaiting a bunch of crap this summer when I take the Demonstrator to Carlisle. It has a fair amount of incorrect stuff for the broadcast sheet crowd (and I do have the sheet, plus a trove of other documentation). But it is faithful to what it looked like when I drove it for the first time 52 years ago, and that's what I find important. I already got a negative response when I mentioned putting the Imperial hood ornament back in place, jury still out on that one.Ironic you say that... a friend was invited to have his car "evaluated" one year at Carlisle as part of a thing of what to look for on a car to determine if it was authentic or not. While being looked over, he who shall not be mentioned declared it VIN swapped in front of the group. When asked why, he said the factory would never weld the torque boxes in that fashion. To which my friend said, "I'll tell my father that, he bought it brand new in 1968".
GG?Ironic you say that... a friend was invited to have his car "evaluated" one year at Carlisle as part of a thing of what to look for on a car to determine if it was authentic or not. While being looked over, he who shall not be mentioned declared it VIN swapped in front of the group. When asked why, he said the factory would never weld the torque boxes in that fashion. To which my friend said, "I'll tell my father that, he bought it brand new in 1968".
My car got an original factory floor pan back in the day because of the original factory windshield leak.If a person were to build their car as at came off the assembly line, it could be a mess. That's what dealership PDI was for; to correct assembly line lapses.
He sold his dad's car?! Unbelievable.Car went to the Glimore for a year and Justin sold it...
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I would have to be down to my last cent and about to live in a card board box before I would sell my dads car! Too many memories!He sold his dad's car?! Unbelievable.
Different strokes for different folks. I built mine to drive. Justin built his to show so it was meticulously brought back to factory down to every nut and bolt.