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Originally Posted by johnbri
70SAT Man,
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this car. I've seen the car before and after, and It is in absolutely fantastic condition, and in a condition that most high-end racers or collectors would cherish. .
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I never questioned it's current condition. Nor have I demeaned what KlubSport does or the level of their work, nor their price. Sounds like you are a bit to close to the situation. Maybe you own it, I have no idea. Maybe you're just a friend of Don's? Friend of Klubsport? Again, I have no idea.
The discussion was originality vs restoration. I only gave my opinion on what I felt the car deserved. Levels of collection mean absolutely nothing to me.
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Originally Posted by johnbri
So, any thoughts on survivors vs. restorations? Should a very nice original car have the originality restored out of it? Or is the point that a car that is 40-years-old and not track-worthy is now back on the racetrack?
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Consider the 917 that was put away wet after it's last formal "back in the day" race. It is still shown and raced. That car is still HOW it was in the day, sloppy original glass and paint, paint chips, duct tape, bailing wire fixes, etc. So obviously it's not an impossible task. You agree? I mean were talking about a 917 versus a 2L 911. Piece of cake. By the way I'd take that 917 over the myriad of the other over restored examples shown today in a heartbeat. Those create something that never existed and is only done to win someone a show trophy IMHO.
The over restoration was not done to make it safe for racing. "virtually no rust, 90% original paint......"
Fact is, the decisions made on the car had to do with ROI when it came time to be re-sold to a "collector". It certainly wasn't about track readiness. It was to jump on what became a hot market. Early 911s with race history. What history, what mods??? That was secondary. The changes that were made to this car prove that point. Marketability baby! History was erased and now someone is claiming it wasn't if I read the ad correctly and you obviously know this from seeing it's features when Don bought it.
Justice could have been done to the car without that. Frankly, I believe "moderately known" privateers should have more consideration given their cars than factory werks cars. The level of commitment by those guys was more pure to form in my mind.
I guess I just need to look at it from an investment point of view??? Always very, very important for the serious collector (and purveyors of collectable material), eh?
Anyway, my take and all that...
Had it been my decision it would have faired differently and still would have been safe to race.
So, I guess my final thought is to give originality the nod if it's feasible; which in this case was so easliy apparant.