SUCHAK wrote:
>
> Now I have a problem.
>
> I bought the "roller". It's immaculate. Really. One spot of surface
> rust, about the size of a quarter in the middle of the passenger floor
> pan, nothing of note anywhere else. Frame's been blasted and painted,
> as have the four corners. Like new. Literally, as new. Worse yet, the
> title is no problem. I'll have it inside two weeks.
>
> What problem you say?!?!
>
> Well, it's too nice to do a "race-storation" on, as I'd been doing with
> my Spit before I found the frame rust. With mine, originality was not a
> big concern, only because the car had a history of neglect and "hacks".
> Now I'm faced with reassembling a totally rust free car on an immaculate
> frame. Don't I have an obligation to do it as close to original as
> possible? I'd really like to do it with a fair amount of modification,
> but am I throwing away the real value of the car if I do? I'm not
> talking about really chopping up the car, but I would like to use the
> custom dash and interior I've made for mine, as well as a fair amount of
> engine modification.
>
> Any opinions on this? Do I have some moral imperative to keep it
> original? Would I be subjected to jeers and derision at a Triumph meet
> if I modified a *really* clean car? Would it make any difference if the
> car was a composite of excellent parts from several cars that were
> generally clapped out, and not a factory cherry car to begin with?
>
> John
>
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I say fix it up the way you want and save the parts you're replacing so
that you can return it to original specification if you need or want to.
If you can't enjoy it, what good is it?
It's not like these cars command six figure prices. Or even 5 figure
prices in some cases.
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint)
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