I was going to keep my trap shut, but the time has come for me to chime in.
I like stock restorations, but I do not care for trailer queens. Cars were
meant to be driven, not to become works of art that only come out for fair
weather to be shown and then put back into a hermetically sealed garage away
from all until the next show. This means that I don't have a problem with
some mods to enhance reliability. I also like period accessories. For
example, bullet Talbot style mirrors were all the rage in the 60s. They
look right on a Roadster. Vitalonis were available in the 70s - 80s and
look stupid on a Roadster (imho). The stock mirrors look best though.
All that having been said, I would rather see a modified roadster on the
road than in the junkyard. But please don't sacrifice a clean original for
a custom since there are SOOO many project cars out there. If the car had
previous mods (like Gordon's car), or is missing a substantial amount of
parts (like the one that Phil is making into a custom), it is better that
they are saved and made roadworthy than to have them become another
Campbells soup can. It bothers me when someone finds an unmolested 30k mile
original and begins cutting it up for a custom. Sure, one that is clean is
easier to work on, but how many of us have seen (especially on the east
coast) an unmolested, unrestored, low mileage, mint original roadster? They
are rare because they were viewed as disposable cars and were treated as
such.
Keep the clean cars original, and modify the ones that need help. That way,
everyone has a Roadster to fill the bill!
Sid
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