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I like the restored vehicles that are still (reasonably) stock. I watch these Jay Leno's Garage videos and the cars he often shows have a completely different (and not only different maker, but completely different design and materials) - front and rear suspension, brakes, engine, transmission, seats, steering wheel and gauges, wheels and tires, the body sheet metal is heavily modified... I don't understand who wants those cars, they're not nostalgic, they probably cost well over $100K to produce, and they're probably not as reliable, sophisticated and performant as new model factory performance cars that cost less and will be easier to resell.
Because there's something enjoyable about taking an old car and making it fast, handle good, and look the way YOU want, vs a mass produced compromise. I prefer handbuilt cars to mass produced, mass market products and have built many, both for myself and for customers.
Yes please!! I don't want to be the guy that has to change the spark plugs in that 390 though.
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Wouldn't you rather have this instead? Way better built, faster, more reliable and better looking...
Better looking is somewhat subjective, but in this case both cars are beautiful so I will take one of each.
Oh and that 66 Fairlane that's on that same site.
Personally, I feel most new cars (Mustang included) look chunky. The door to glass ratio is much different. Probably for stiffness and safety reasons, but aesthetically I like the proportions of 60's cars (some of them anyway) better. Not a fan of having my eyes just over the bottom edge of the window when inside, either.
I like the restored vehicles that are still (reasonably) stock. I watch these Jay Leno's Garage videos and the cars he often shows have a completely different (and not only different maker, but completely different design and materials) - front and rear suspension, brakes, engine, transmission, seats, steering wheel and gauges, wheels and tires, the body sheet metal is heavily modified... I don't understand who wants those cars, they're not nostalgic, they probably cost well over $100K to produce, and they're probably not as reliable, sophisticated and performant as new model factory performance cars that cost less and will be easier to resell.
Well, most collectors want cars that are as close to stock and new as they can get. But, given that Leno is famous, and that he and his crew know what they are doing, his modded cars would sell for good money. Consider a used book. Generally, highlighting and underlining degrade value. But if it's a book on physics and the one doing the underlining was Steven Hawking, it's a completely different deal.
But, you are not a car guy, so I doubt I can explain this in a way you will grasp.
Who wants to open a thread to see what it is about? And then just get a link.
Yeah I never click links.
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