First off, like has been said before, a person can do with their property as
they wish. I got no problem with customs, except if they start with a very rare
or extremely cherry original car, I just got to shake my head. For every
quality custom, there are 100's of mangled cars done with poor taste and
workmanship. Even the custom folks don't like those. As far as good old Walter
P goes, if anyone was allowed to customize a Chrysler anyway they wanted, it
was him. And if a custom was done to the same quality of LeBaron or Derham
standards, I doubt anyone would complain either. If you are going to cut the
car completely to pieces, how much more work is it to start with a common 4
door sedan or a car in detiorated condition?
I just don't like to see anything original or irreplaceable modified to the
state where it can't be returned back to original.. They can only be original
once. I even plan to build a custom myself one day, but I guarantee any car I
use for this would be one that no one would consider for restoration. I know
where there is a very detiorated 51 Plymouth 2 door, along with my parts car 51
4 door, I may have enough there to make something with. But if I find that rare
Fury or Imperial convertible sitting in someone's basement that is cherry, I
guarantee you I won't take the torch to it, except for repair. That's just my
opinion, for whatever it's worth. I just hope as I write this, there is not
some poor Forward Look car sitting in a garage with a guy with a torch in his
hand, and a chevy small block pulled out of a chevelle 4 door setting behind
him ready to go in. May Christine visit them and show them the error of their
ways! lol
Mike Sersen wrote:
> Nick is right. My question to those that say it MUST BE ORIGINAL is, what
> is the difference between a car customized in this era, possibly by the
> owner, and cars customized in the 20's-40's by Fleetwood, LeBaron, Derham
> or anyone else. Walter P's gift to his son of a 'custom '32 Chrysler
> roadster was OK then and it's a much sought to see attraction now. Walter
> P's car is featured in the WPC Newsletter this month. It's beautiful and
> accepted and praised.
> BUT, Don't forget, IT'S CUSTOMIZED! Shudder-er-er-er-er!
> A car is a way for a person to demonstrate their personality. Customizing
> is the best way to show this for many people.
> Well, that's enough. This soapbox is getting shaky.
> Mike Sersen
> :-{)
>
> ----------
> > From: Sperduto, Nick <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [FWDLK] Why we do what we do ?
> > Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:26 AM
> >
> > The post about the car on Ebay led me to this post.
> > Why do we have these cars ?
> > Me personally, I just like cars and too me there's no hot rods, customs,
> > resto rods, restorations or whatever word you want to use. I just think
> of
> > them as cool cars.
> > Am I a die hard mopar fan ? No. Actually, I'm not a die hard any brand
> fan.
> > I will say I would rather buy American than foreign, but is no
> > justification, it's just what I like. As far as old cars, I own one
> > Plymouth, 2 chevies and 1 oldsmobile.
> > Did I go searching for any of the cars, No, I just happened upon them.
> > When I was in College, my plymouth was parked for a year in the back of
> the
> > parking lot of the supermarket across the street. I liked the look of it,
> I
> > thought it was cool. I had always wanted a 57 Chevy, not because it was a
> > Chevy, but because I liked the look of it and as a kid it's the car you
> see
> > most often. I finally got the owner of the Plymouth to sell it to me. I
> > borrowed $300 bucks from my sister (I was broke and out of work with a
> > broken leg) and drove the car home. Years down the road, I had finished
> the
> > plymouth and was hiking in the forest clearing some trail for an offroad
> > motorcycle event when the I started taling to the pres of my club that I
> > wanted a new project car and he tells me he has a 53 Chevy in his garage.
> > After all the details were figured out. It was his first car bought in 63
> > and built to go drag racing in 67 and left with it's new motor sitting in
> > his garage since 67, never to be raced. Has 41,000 miles on the odo and
> is
> > basically rust and dent free. $1000 later, it was in my garage. This is
> my
> > current project it won't be resotred to original because I don't really
> care
> > about 100% originality, I just like it if it looks good.
> > Last summer, my grandmother call me and see an ad in her local condo
> > association paper. For $600 I came home this time with a 4 door 57 Beliar
> > that needs floors and fender patches and interior. for $200 I picked up a
> > use v/8 and auto trans. My wife likes 4 door cars and she wanted this
> one.
> > This one is on the back burner. This spring, my grandmother called me
> again
> > and hooked me up with a guy from her senior citizen center and for a
> hundred
> > dollars, I towed home a 74 Oldsmobile delta 88 convertible and after a
> fuel
> > pump and brake rebuild, some used tires, I have $425 into the car and I'm
> > cruising with the top down. I've never actually gone looking for an old
> car,
> > I happen upon them and if I like them and they are a good deal, I buy
> them.
> > I also know of a 48 Dodge that will probably end up mine just so it
> doesn't
> > go to the junkyard. I do have a special place in my heart for my
> Plymouth.
> > It is the one car that I will never sell. A) because how much is it
> really
> > worth, not much, it's a Plymouth, and not enough to really benefit me B)
> > because I had about 10 guys help me do the car when it was ready for the
> > junkyard and I knew nothing about body work and there were great
> friendships
> > and memories built from that car. Friends that I will never
> > forget. My wife has an 84 Honda, personally I don't care for the car, I
> > don't lilke small cars, but it was the first car she bought brand new. So
> > now I am fixing the rust and painting it. She has memories in the car of
> her
> > and her father who passed away years ago. Since it's something she
> cherishes
> > and I know how to do the work, what a few hours in the barn making it
> look
> > nice and her happy.
> > I just enjoy old cars. I like working on them, well not maybe everything
> on
> > them. I hate taking auto trans out on the ground and I hate changing
> exhaust
> > or dropping gas tanks, but it's all part of the big picture.
> > I met a neighbor (he has a 67 Mustang) and he actaully knew what my
> plymouth
> > was and asked what cruise nights I was going to since he saw me leaving
> > often. I told him. None really, I use the car for normal driving. I even
> fit
> > a counter top refidgerator in the truck to take back to Walmart.
> >
> > I just like cars period and people have different ideas of what they want
> > them to look like. If someone wants to chop or modify their car, then all
> > the power to them. If all the cars in the world looked the same, things
> > would be boring. Kind of like the newer cars. Can anybody tell the
> diference
> > in the years of newer cars, I know I can't.
> >
> > I guess that's enough babbling for now.
> >
> > Nick
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