Re: Original vs Correct,, New Body Acceptable?
68TS
If you notice through this entire thread I have not taken either opinion, for or against, as I welcome an honest opinion from everyone on this issue, that tends to be difficult if the person giving the opinion feels like they are on the defensive. Would I personally own a rebodie? At this point it has never happened as a car important enough in history has not came my way yet with the body in such a condition that I had to make the decision that the only way to save it would be give it a new body. Maybe its because I am real good at what I do and I have never yet found a body I couldnt fix. But the average person if having to pay for the countless hours of work I have put into certain cars would be cost and logic prohibitive. So I suppose it does come back to money. I havent faced it because I havent had to pay for the work, if I did there are some cars that I may have considered for a new body. Thats honesty. We are never 100% sure of what we are going to do until we are in whatever situation it may be thats calls for a tough decision. Is a rebodie acceptable? For me I guess the answer would be no. For others? Thats back to freedom of choice. You and I may never find it acceptable, but we will still have to accept it for what it is, reality. We love our cars. Whenever you combine love with money there are going to be problems. Most people will do anything they have to in order to keep something or someone they love, then add protecting the bank account on top of that? With those elements, collector cars will do doubt get different bodies, so for the guys who dont believe in it all we can do is protect ourselves by being aware of it. Many people in this hobby are not even comfortable talking about it, as long as its kept quiet the more likely it is to happen. Discussions like this get people talking about it, thinking about it, and bringing it out in the open where it is less likely to happen without someone knowing about it. The wonders of communication. By the way, beautiful car you own, keep the history alive.
Thanks,
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