Why restore??

[68SSCamaro]

They already do this for the popular Model A. Just natural that other popular body styles follow.

[Mr. T]

This is what I think of this
idea! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]
Reproduction parts are a joke, not just for assembly reasons, but the quality.
I just hope we don't start seeing more and more of these reproduction shells starting to float around. This would be a great business for the companies that restamp vin #'s and cowl tags.

[resto4u]

They would be good for a drag racer, lightweight body. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Roger

[55chevy]

If they're marketed and sold as "kit" cars and always labeled as such after being put together by someone (such as the Cobra kit cars we're all familer with).. I don't see a problem with these.. I think it gives the "little" guy a chance that can't afford the real things with all the good numbers. I think it could also stand to make the "real" cars change hands for higher dollars.. Just like the REAL Cobras do today. Therefore I think it's a good idea, just make sure there are some noticable differences built into the structure of the car so greedy low lifes don't make a profit on swapping cowl tags and vin numbers from a DEAD car to one of these brand new bodies. Sell them as kits. Treat them as kits. Build them and drive the ever-loving Hell out of them [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[camarojoe]

Well, if no one can make any other repro items indistinguishable from original, (are there really any reproduction items that are truly "exact" reproductions?) I seriously doubt there will be much difficulty in determining a complete repro body from a GM piece, even if they were TRYING to make them exact. JMO.

[Don_Lightfoot]

I find this very interesting when considering the seller. "The Parts Place" has a good reputation from my standpoint and I have purchased items from them in the past. Maybe I didn't read down far enough, but does it include the rear frame rails? It will be very interesting to see if this takes off and will a hardtop be far behind [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[1967Z28]

It is just like most things that guys end up arguing about in this hobby. Its sort of a double-edged sword. There are some potentially good aspects and some potentially very bad aspects. There's nothing anybody can do about it. If the market is there, it will sell and if not, it will go away after awhile. If it ends up being a good quality body, I would much rather have a brand new Motion/Berger/Whatever in one of these first-gen bodies than in a 2002. The 4th-gen cars do not have the same appeal to me personally. Carroll Shelby decides he wants to crank out a few more Cobras or Daytona Coupes and he just starts 'em up again. Something like a new Motion car on a original style body that you could buy brand new would be pretty awesome to my way of thinking.

-Jon

1967 Z28 street car
1967 Z28 Trans-Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry