That is one thing I always have a hard time with also 38tow. I hate to butcher up a an all original vehicle, but I would like to have modern luxuries at the same time.
I have come to the conclusion that "I" prefer a modern vehicle for the luxury rides.
I think that restoring the way it was seems to give me more joy when showing off. When you get in and drive an old car, you start to feel that it is a lot of work to drive that old car. And to think that you went through all that work and your driving an old car.
But people seem to notice and have more fun when driving in that old vehicle.
A quick story... I found a survivor car (1940 Chevy 2dr Sedan) and got it running. I took it to my mom's house and pretty soon Mom, another Uncle and Aunt decided to take it for a spin. We drove out to another Uncle's farm (We took the old roads) and took him for a ride too. We all had such a good time with the reminising of the old days (those were the days). After that one ride, several years later, I still get asked about that car (I sold it shortly after to a guy who drove it 900 miles home), and the conversation goes back to that day we took it for a ride and how much fun it was. I sometimes wish I still had that car just for those rides, and I wonder about the story that guy who bought it has about his trip.
Not as many people remember a ride that feels like the late model car in the driveway. Everybody remembers that ride, and the car, that brings memories back from another time and era.
It just seems that so many of the older vehicles are "modernized" and they loose a certain appeal at the car shows. I want to see the "real" thing with its original wheels.
What ever you choose, enjoy it. It will still be a lot of fun.
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