<VV> Re: DID ANYONE SEE AMERICAN HOTROD TONIGHT? no corvair, VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 32, Issue 50

[rbuckridge at comcast.net]

I saw the show and thought the same thing.
A beautiful very restoreable old car was trashed.
When you look at what they are actually using from the original car, it's crazy to destroy this antique.
Shame on them.

Roy

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> 
> Is it just me, or was anyone else horrified to see them chopping up that what a 
> 23 Model T? I missed the first 20 minutes of it, so know nothing of the history 
> behind it, but all that just to make his trophy Wife something to go play racing 
> at Bonneville. A car like that should be restored, not destroyed. It is kind of 
> like these people that go to a whole bunch of work and money to stuff a V8 in 
> the front of a corvair, ruins everything. BRUCE (still no time to work on em) 

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> I didn't see the show, but I have seen this happen right in front of me 
> a few years ago, while working at a local body/custom shop here in 
> Wisconsin. 
> The customer bought a FULLY restored '29 Model T pickup and brought it 
> in for all the regular hot rod excesses, giant V8, lowering, huge 
> wheels, tubbing, etc. Some people thought it looked real good when it 
> was done, As is usual, most of the fully restored original drivetrain 
> and interior was treated like so much trash, and hauled off. 
> 
> So, I guess it's not just you..... 
> 
> As long as there are hot-rodders, you're going to have this sort of 
> abuse. It just raises the value of the remaining original cars a bit 
> more! 
> 
> Mel 
> 
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