Modifying Rare Muscle Cars & Value Questions

[indyjps]

i would not risk an original matching #'s block, or 4 speed, set it aside and have some fun.

[njsteve]

My car's been Day2 since Day1 and I still beat on it. It's one of one produced. If the part can be unbolted and swapped back on, then there's no problem. Items such as headers, intake, shifter, mag wheels are fine. They wont hurt the value if you have the original parts stored away. Bolting on a large rice-rocket wing and neon lights would however, be a little beyond the limit.

[Keith Tedford]

The investors and speculators want the cars that are restored to original and will pay top dollar for them. Others just like to restore cars to perfection and that is fine too. Our COPO Chevelle was Day 2 from the beginning and will stay that way. It got Hedman headers, Hurst shifter, rear sway bar, and 15 inch wheels. All for the improvement of the car. When new, the car wouldn't get out of its own way, wallowed around corners and shifted terribly. Some things had to change to make it a pleasant driver.
Our L78 Chevelle has the same equipment along with the original Stewart-Warner gauges that were installed by the original owner. We also have a set of Cragar SS mags that we swap back and forth with the SS wheels just for a visual change. Driving, not showing, is where we are at. That's just us.

[TDW]

Or do like I did. I have 3 cars that are numbers cars.I wanted something I felt comfortable "beating" on. I bought a pretty decent 70 Nova and put a 427 in it. Mucho fun car now!

[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

If it is original I would LEAVE IT ALONE as far as MAJOR modifications! Get something else and modify that! Original cars are worth more $$$$ My opinion is they are only original once!

Bobby Dodson

[Xplantdad]

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My car's been Day2 since Day1 and I still beat on it. It's one of one produced. If the part can be unbolted and swapped back on, then there's no problem. Items such as headers, intake, shifter, mag wheels are fine. They wont hurt the value if you have the original parts stored away. Bolting on a large rice-rocket wing and neon lights would however, be a little beyond the limit.

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Okay Steve...so I went a bit beyond the limit

Now...where is that picture of Charley...I need to find some dreadlocks...

JUST KIDDING!

[njsteve]

Hey where's the neon and the 28" hotwheels rims? Gotta have the bling, baby!

[Xplantdad]

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Hey where's the neon and the 28" hotwheels rims? Gotta have the bling, baby!

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Geez Steve...I'm only using the crappy microsoft paint program...

[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue">My car was Day 2 before I purchased it.
I have brought it through Days 3,4 &amp;
possibly working on 5 now. </font>

[HS PROFESSOR]

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i would not risk an original matching #'s block, or 4 speed, set it aside and have some fun.

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I SURE WOULD AND STILL DO !!! Years ago "1994" I had my 69 charger R/T out for the Muscle car show and go.I won the car show,Editors choice award,Best body/paint award,And even went 5 rounds to win the "go" part of the event.I brought home four, three foot trophys that day and got my car into the march of 1995 issue of muscle cars magazine.Front cover too!!Jeff Koch took all the photos and did a little interview for the article,and in the end asked why i raced and abused such a nice car.My words were,and appeared in the magazine article......IF YOU CANT KICK IT DOWN...WHATS THE SENSE OF OWNING IT !!! I know muscle cars today are a very valuable investment,but just remember.....they are MUSCLE cars. I laugh at people who pet and baby there cars like a dog, maybe i'm wrong but in my eyes.....any car i have....better be able to withstand some smokey sideways burnouts.And in case your thinking I'm an ass. Maybe i am, but i enjoy the crap out of every car i own.And i have no regrets....not even totaling my 69 SS 396 CAMARO CONVERTIBLE just 2 years ago.12k worth of damage. Insured properly and i had it repaired in less than 5 weeks.Nicer and faster than it was before.Boy that car did/does great burnouts!!!

Back to the original question......Keep the good ones stock !!! Modify/clone/customize the base models.It should be a unwritten law.