The Muscle Car Place Blog-To Pro-Tour or Not to Pro-Tour…That is the Question!
Published: Wed, 12/07/11
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December 6, 2011 |
To Pro-Tour or Not to Pro-Tour...That is the Question!
This is not that hoity-toity of a subject to use Shakespeare terminology
on, but the question is a good one anyway. When taking on "restoring" a
muscle car, should it be kept stock as it was born from the factory, or
should it be updated with modern technology, maybe go Pro-Touring? It's
actually something I see folks struggle with when they take on a
project car. A few years ago, the answer for me was easy; I was a
purist. I was a numbers-matching, go by the VIN, original color only,
chalk mark, Build Sheet bigot. To deviate from the original build sheet
was blasphemy. That was for two reasons; the first was "numbers
matching" muscle cars were bringing the top dollars and I wanted to get
the most out of my time and investment. The second reason was that there
was a lot of satisfaction in seeing a car returned to its original
glory, the way it might have looked in 1969 sitting on the showroom
floor. I have had the enjoyment of being able to build a few cars for
myself, as well as building a few cars for others with that goal in
mind.
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