<VV> Very original

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Sat Oct 27 00:04:36 EDT 2012


I'm with those that tell Ned to keep it original.

As they say, it is only original once.

You can make a car look as it did originally, but it is restored, not 
original.

Anyone with money can restore any car, but an original is a survivor 
that cannot be duplicated with any amount of money.

This is an argument in many clubs, but most have established survivor 
classes for judging.

Most of the cars I run across need restoration due to advanced aging of 
cosmetics (rust and rot).

Restore those cars and keep the survivors original as long as possible.

My opinion. Everybody has one!

Frank DuVal


On 10/26/2012 11:24 PM, Mark Durham wrote:
> Ned, I suppose that would be fine if you were going to put it in a
> museum. Personally, I love the way my car looks, and am restoring those
> things that bring the car back to show room condition. This means any
> bubbled chrome, pitted emblems, poor carpets, missing or broken parts,
> etc, get restored or replaced with a proper part. I want the car to
> look and be original. For instance, if there was a problem with
> upholstery or side panels, Clarks sells excellent replacements that can
> match the original, and I would not hesitate to do that. I do not
> consider the car no original if I restore those things in inferior
> condition to good condition. Mark Durham
>
>



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