Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: RJS]
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06/08/14 08:52 PM
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I have to agree with you Ron. Take my Dad's 1969 GTX vert for example. I am doing it as close to OE as I can but I know it will never be that 100% as Dad plans on driving it. Cars that are 100% are cars that are restored and then never driven again or loaded into and out of trailers. Just my opinion.
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Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: AAR#2]
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06/08/14 10:04 PM
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As mentioned, it all depends on your personal goals and desires as to how "correct" you want your car and what you plan on doing with it. The term "O.E" gets tossed around a lot to describe parts and restoration techniques but it's pretty well known that a truly "O.E." car is not a very common build, a VERY small percentage of our cars are of that level (O.E. Bronze/Silver/Gold) but if you do plan on getting your car judged in O.E. it can take A LOAD of $, many years of parts hunting, plus the know how and skill to build the car to achieve O.E. On the other hand, there are far more people that like the overall "O.E" appearances and try to build an authentic looking "factory" car as affordable, at least in the easier to recognize areas. Most of these builders stop short of buying a set of NOS shocks that might cost $2,000.00 when a set of 4 generic black gas shocks work better, look 90% original, and cost $100.00. This applies especially to those who plan on driving their cars as it doesn't make much sense to spend thousands for NOS suspension parts or other wear items that will degrade as soon as you drive the car. As far as people ridiculing other peoples cars? I don't see that very often on Moparts. I think a lot gets lost in translation when words are typed on the internet. Also, if someone claims their car is restored to O.E. and it isn't or lacks correct details, sure, they are probably going to receive some criticism accordingly. So, to rephrase your question: Is the O.E. appearance type restoration popular? My answer; A resounding yes! But so are other styles of build so it's not the only choice, just one of them.
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Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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06/08/14 10:50 PM
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I know it sounds crazy, but when I go to shows, I almost never walk over to look at a stock appearing car, unless it belongs to someone I know. This is probably most true for me in the case of a12 package cars. I've seen so many that look the same to me that I can't even tell them apart anymore unless they have some sort of super rare color combo. It is what it is... different strokes for different folks.
Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural
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Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: gdonovan]
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06/09/14 08:31 AM
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No matter how you slice it OE stock/modified driver/race car still beats sitting under a tree rotting away with "I'm going to restore it one day" as the excuse.
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Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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06/09/14 12:58 PM
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If there is no O.E. judging at the Nats this year it's not due to lack of interest in O.E. I won't go into detail about it here but in brief, blame the show owner/organizer for screwing the pooch on that deal.
So can a post be started by those in the know so the rest of us can be up to date as to what's going on??? Ron
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Re: Does Anybody Really Care If a Car is OE Restored???
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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06/09/14 04:39 PM
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Scott and Sheldon hit the nail on the head IMO. O.E. look? Absolutely! I don't care for modified stuff with the exception of some day 2 items. Fads come and go but the O.E. look is always in style O.E. meaning the ultra high end, date code and paint drip restos? I like them and appreciate them but couldn't justify date coded NOS shocks and exhaust for my car...especially since I built it to run. If this is in relation to the $72k BIN on the 383 'Bee, I'd agree that the price puts the car in the range where perfection should be expected (and then some). ...still a nice car though and a resto can still be of high quality without being 100% dead-nuts correct. Dave
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