Often when I am working on my car I find myself thinking about the repercussions of my alterations as it relates to the originality of the car. While I very much want to make it safer with modern upgrades I don't want to do so at the expense of it's heritage. To that end, I don't do anything that cannot fairly easily be made to be stock again. More so, I spend a huge amount of time (and $$$) to make any changes blend in to the point many people would not even know it wasn't stock. It also makes it less apt to go out of style.
The other thing that I simply will never compromise on is quality. Again, this is more about respecting the car. Nothing upsets me more than seeing hack quality work done on a classic car. Be it shoddy workmanship, the use of cheap parts, or tasteless modifications it really bothers me to the point of getting angry. Great Stuff has no place in an old mustang! Old white guy so go figure .
Anyway, am I alone in this? It may seem weird but I don't think I as much own my car as much as I am the current caretaker. When completed I expect it to last at least another 50 years and worked very hard in building it to give it that chance.
Thoughts?
The other thing that I simply will never compromise on is quality. Again, this is more about respecting the car. Nothing upsets me more than seeing hack quality work done on a classic car. Be it shoddy workmanship, the use of cheap parts, or tasteless modifications it really bothers me to the point of getting angry. Great Stuff has no place in an old mustang! Old white guy so go figure .
Anyway, am I alone in this? It may seem weird but I don't think I as much own my car as much as I am the current caretaker. When completed I expect it to last at least another 50 years and worked very hard in building it to give it that chance.
Thoughts?