[Zedder]

It’s interesting to see the various perspectives on what to do with a particular car. I love this car for what it is...a super clean 69 Z in cool colors. Would I like it less with a new gas tank? Absolutely not. To me, once a car is repainted, little changes to improve the car doesn’t bother me in the least. The dented tank would bug me and I would wonder if it might be weakened in some way from the dent. That would make me change it and save it for the next owner if they wanted to put it back in.

I also am wary of keeping original parts that might fail and cause damage if I was going to drive the car. The example that I keep remembering was in 1997 at the NCRS regional at Bowling Green. I was learning how to judge in the C3 Bow Tie class and a guy had a 74 vert with sub 2,500 miles and original tires. He didn’t bring another set for his PV test and decided to do it with his original Tires. As luck would have it, he blew a rear tire during the test and busted his left rear quarter panel! He nearly cried...