Horses for courses…
I turned down deals on a couple of nice 911’s because the AC system had been completely removed. I chose a car with a non-functioning system because I knew I could fix it easier and less costly than recreating from scratch.
I get it why some hot rod builds delete it, and if I could own more than one 911, that’s the route I’d go too…but we loved touring in ours, so it needed to function.