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For a car that will be driven, I like the use of modern suspension, drivetrain, and engines in a car bodied like one of the sports car classics. There's nothing like the performance and dependability of an modern computer controlled EFI engine to maximize the enjoyment level of your hard work. My EFI Cobra runs just as good going across the Golden Gate Bridge as going around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. My friends "authentic" replica Cobras are belching black smoke and running badly at elevation. While some modern cars look OK, I still find the look of 1950s and 60s era European sports cars to be much more to my liking. So my opinion is rooted in the notion that joining up the best look with the best performance is the best way and win/win way to enjoy my automotive affliction. I get asked the question all the time, "Is it real or a replica?" and I don't have a problem answering truthfully. The people who truly appreciate a good handbuilt car don't ask that question but I find their admiration for my work to be worth a lot more to me than that of the masses who think all cars come from a factory.
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Is your point on using an older car for a platform is how much of a '50's car needs be original to register the darn thing? The street rodders build cars up from scratch but register the vehicle as a '34 Ford, for example, because they bought an ID plate from one of several vendors. I don't think many DMV inspectors could tell the difference. GO FOR IT !!
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I also get perplexed with people building an entire vehicle around one original nut, one original bolt and a VIN tag and then being hyper righteous about their car being more "original and legit" than a faithful but honest 100% reproduction vehicle. Money, vanity and materialism ruin a lot of things, especially when fakes are laundered into the real thing as actual provenance is conveniently overlooked...... Build what you want. Be honest about it with others. As an artist and a craftsman, I can appreciate a well-executed project- no matter what it is- even when it is something that does not interest me in any way. Hope that makes sense. Jmho
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