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Originally Posted by widebody911
Sadly, this is a new fad: facelifts for new cars to make them look like old cars.
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I've never seen one of these "in the wild" but have been seeing the "kits" to do this advertised in Hemmings Motor News for many many years.
I can't say I get the appeal, but then again I like bone stock antique cars. It does seem like an alternative when you think of all of the hotrodders who seem to always be taking a beautiful vintage car and swapping it onto some modern frame with modern engine, trans and running gear. Whenever I see a car from the 20s or 30s sporting a hacked in auto transmission shifter a little piece of me dies.
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Grant
In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y
Gone but not forgotten: 1973 VW Beetle, 1989 Porsche 944, 2008 R56 Mini Cooper S
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