thank you L46. your last paragraph is right on point. it sums this whole debate up, plain and simple.

 

I'm not opposed to anyone modifying their car. They can do anything that they want to it. It is up to the owner what he does. I love Corvettes, all of them,but I'd like some of them to remain true to the original idea that Duntov had. A true American sportscar. So, he built the Corvette. Do the C-3s match todays engineering? Of course not. Can you upgrade to a better system? Sure. I'd just like some folks to appreciate the true value of their car.

 

Modify........ It makes the car that much more fun to drive!

 

True value is relative. I have about 9gs in the "Starship", but it would take a lot more than that, to get 'er away from me! I literally have a lot of blood and sweat in my baby!
Don't get me wrong here, I admire the original/stock Vette, and what it takes to maintaina pristeen treasure. [sm=hail.gif]

 

Speaking of stock 'Vettes, did anyone see the car auction in Phoenix, Arizona on TV yesterday? They had a black '67 'Vette convertible, raced at"Sebring,"one of twentyproduced. It looked like a regular big block street'Vette with factory side pipes,but it had the L-88 427. ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL. The top bid was $1,550,000 but didn't sell as the owner was looking for atleast $1,700,000. LOL What a car and what a price. I felt good that an american car was actually worth more than most of the foreign jobs.
I suppose that I'm somewhat contrary to most as I have an all original 'Vette, the only thing not original factory equipment is the exhaust system and two of the brake calipers, ( I rebuilt the other 2 calipers, the master cylinder and the alternator so that the car had the original components)but my plans are to mechanically modify it quite extremely. I will save all the original stuff.