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For me, matching numbers is another world.

Not necessarily a bad world for those interested, but I don't personally get the attraction.

Probably because I grew up during "the era", and was continually trying to coax more performance out of a given car.

Purposely un matching numbers for convenience and performance!!

My excitement was hiding enhancements so the car/Engine had a factory look but performed better.

No extra chrome, do dads, billet, colored wires or hoses for me!!!

(Other than a custom paint 1973 Corvette back in 1975)

Thanks
Randy
 
Did you know you are 103 years old on this site?

GLHS60 said:
Probably because I grew up during "the era", and was continually trying to coax more performance out of a given car.

Purposely un matching numbers for convenience and performance!!

My excitement was hiding enhancements so the car/Engine had a factory look but performed better.

No extra chrome, do dads, billet, colored wires or hoses for me!!!
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I'm with you. When someone looks under my hood, I don't want a bunch of, "Hey, Look at me!"
stuff under there. I would rather leave them guessing if really is modified, or stock.
 
Anybody can clone a car, finding and keeping the real deal is what makes it a treasure. It's like old furniture with its original finish, real boobs vs surgically enhanced. In reality there's always some feature that makes anything more desirable to someone and the laws of supply and demand can develope.
People collect coins and stamps on rarety others see value in the mis strikes and errors and yet others like fist day issues. Coins untouched, never cleaned, old guns never cleaned and original, unrestored paintings are just a few more examples that follow the originality is king market.
 
Richard, I totally get your point and don't mean to be argumentative.

Original cars are treasures for sure but so are others, that's why I find the "Newman" image funny.

For some, restoring a car and hunting down every correct part is fun, for me, not so much.

As you bring up clones, even they can have a place as they can be driven and enjoyed.

A COPO Chevelle for example has its place, but can be duplicated, and enjoyed with much less worry and expense.

There are at least 3 sides to every coin!!!

Thanks
Randy
 
Loves302Chevy said:
Did you know you are 103 years old on this site?

I'm with you. When someone looks under my hood, I don't want a bunch of, "Hey, Look at me!"
stuff under there. I would rather leave them guessing if really is modified, or stock.
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Exactly!!

My 1986 Dodge Omni Turbo looks stock but is running over 300 H.P.

Not much by today's standards but back in 1996 when I upgraded it that was insane power from a 2.2L SOHC 4 cyl.

I put a 302 Chevy in a Vega back around 1973 and it looked factory, including Chevelle style under the spark plug exhaust manifolds!!

Should have taken some pics!!

Thanks
Randy
 
Well, here goes, bought new Feb ,22, 1986

Another of a Dodge Rampage I built with a Turbo Engine, but regrettably sold.

Thanks
Randy
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GLHS60 said:
Richard, I totally get your point and don't mean to be argumentative.

Original cars are treasures for sure but so are others, that's why I find the "Newman" image funny.

For some, restoring a car and hunting down every correct part is fun, for me, not so much.

As you bring up clones, even they can have a place as they can be driven and enjoyed.

A COPO Chevelle for example has its place, but can be duplicated, and enjoyed with much less worry and expense.

There are at least 3 sides to every coin!!!

Thanks
Randy
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No, I do agree with your point of view, I have a beautiful 68 Chevelle SS clone, had a 67 442 clone. What I found out was regular Chevelle 2 door severe project cars are going for nearly the same price as a severe condition SS projects and as you are buying parts the cost and labor is vertically the same for both. However, a clone goes for 1/4 to half of the real deal and costs the same to insure. Bang for the buck I'd have to go with an investment grade final product or buy a completely finished clone for cheap money.
 
WOW Randy. Imagine getting spanked by that.:eek:o_O:confused::mad:

I always wanted to stuff a SBC in a Suburu Brat.
 
I love that Turbo Omni, I owned a Plymouth Horizon when I was in college back in the 80s. I bet that car hurt some feelings! One factory sleeper car I owned was a 1988 Pontiac Grand Am Turbo. Rare car. 4 door BMW killer. Wife's car, actually, but I drove it as often as I could. It was a 2.0 turbo, but dang it was fast! Wife once embarrassed a 5.0 mustang in Panama City with it. The only car Pontiac made that year with more horsepower was the Trans am. It would be a fun grocery getter today.
 
when I was, in my late teens too thirty's,
during what most people refer too as the muscle car era ,
or about (1964-1980) ,I don,t think anyone I knew then had any real concern with keeping a car 100% factory original .
except for one older guy (he was in his mid 50s then) we all liked the guy because he was an excellent mechanic who liked to help out, but felt he was a bit ODD in that he owned a SL300 Mercedes and a xke JAG, and felt waxing his car to a mirror finish was a relaxing way to spend the weekend.
his cars were fairly fast but he looked on american muscle cars as rather un-refined, and we though his views were silly, as he had no desire to make his cars faster.

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My Dad had one of the early Plymouth Horizons, it was his first new car. He had over 200K miles on it before it started burning oil and was rusting from the inside out. A neighbor's kid bought it and installed a Wenkel motor
 
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