pabster
Well-Known Member
So here's a question: why keep a car as stock and original as possible, or restore a car to as close to stock as possible?
My '74 Charger is as stock as it gets- never modded in any way. It's in excellent shape, garaged all its life. It's amazing to drive it and feel like it's a time machine, taking me back to the mid '70s. It's not a show car, and I drive it multiple times a week.
But there's a part of me that wants to go nuts and make it mine, instead of keeping it the way it was manufactured. Paint it Plum Crazy, switch out the 318 for a beefier powerplant, change it from auto to stick. Since I'm not planning to ever sell it, it doesn't matter to me if the value plummets when I tweak it.
So what's the consensus? Does one keep it stock to preserve the legacy of an incredible time in automotive history? Do I make it into a Charger unlike any other? Either way, why?
Honestly, I just want to hear what others in FBBO think. I don't see myself going nuts on my car... I don't have the time or the energy to mess with it anyway at this point...
Thanks for the replies and for helping me to procrastinate during a work day.
My '74 Charger is as stock as it gets- never modded in any way. It's in excellent shape, garaged all its life. It's amazing to drive it and feel like it's a time machine, taking me back to the mid '70s. It's not a show car, and I drive it multiple times a week.
But there's a part of me that wants to go nuts and make it mine, instead of keeping it the way it was manufactured. Paint it Plum Crazy, switch out the 318 for a beefier powerplant, change it from auto to stick. Since I'm not planning to ever sell it, it doesn't matter to me if the value plummets when I tweak it.
So what's the consensus? Does one keep it stock to preserve the legacy of an incredible time in automotive history? Do I make it into a Charger unlike any other? Either way, why?
Honestly, I just want to hear what others in FBBO think. I don't see myself going nuts on my car... I don't have the time or the energy to mess with it anyway at this point...
Thanks for the replies and for helping me to procrastinate during a work day.