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Seems any time a car surfaces that is in race/day 2 trim, such as Jude's Gibb Nova, a discussion begins as per how to restore. Always a very spirited debate. I for one always vote for dragcar/day 2, but I do see the other side.

IMO, it is about value. A lot of the old racecars began life as pretty rare cars, thus in original condition hold alot of value. Though most ZL-1 went racing, their value seems to be in original condition. The exception may be ZL-1 #1, but as neat as the history of that car is, and no doubt very valuable, it would set records if sold restored back to original condition.

Of course there are the obvious exceptions, Gumpy's cars, Sox/Martin, Arnie, etc.

I think part of it has to do with the fact that most folks enjoy seeing the old racecars the way they were raced, but do not want the burden of showing one. Unlike cars restored back to original, which are relative easy to show and enjoy, a racecar can be a PITA.

Will be interesting to watch how a well known '67 Z28 will do at auction this fall at Mecum, the Fred Gibb car known as Lil Hoss. As it sits today, a couple of collectors have told me they value it at somwhere between $100-150,000.00, not a lot more then a nice '67 Z.