Survivors - Where is the line drawn?

[66 L78 ragtop]

If you continually replace and repaint every part on a car to maintain that "new look," before you know it you have a car that is closer to restored than survivor...the patina is gone...IMHO. The untouched appearance would be non-existent for obvious reasons...as the car would have been touched many times to replace and repaint every worn part...


Would much prefer a car with some wear and tear under the hood. Faded decals, paint and finishes are all testament to the years that it has survived. A fresh finish on an apparent survivor is the eye sore in my opinion.

The more fresh finishes, the more replaced parts, the more molested the car appears and the more it blends in with the sea of restored cars that you see at every car show...just my opinion