It's survived this long...I'd say it has earned the right to stick around as is a bit longer. Leave it be.

Have to agree....I like em completely stock or nicely modded. :thumbsup: None of that half ass shiat.

love it but remember one thing ss stands for stock sucks.just poking here. i still can't resist chopping somthing like this up and making somthing extrodinary out of it. all the parts on it can make someone elses car to this look. cut it up.

I disagree, why not buy a 55 tri-5 shell for 1/10th the cost, and cut it up, rather than cut up a beautiful original... It just doesn't make sense, financially or morally.

gotta draw the line somewhere.

You don't buy a $56k restored peach and take a sawzall to the rear tubs.

I'd think it'd be a much easier conversion going from a pro-street tri-5 as well. Look at bad penny.

If that car is from Happy Day Dream Cars, it's a top-notch ride. John always has nice cars.

I say bolt on a set of 19's and 20's, give it a stance and leave the rest alone.

Dennis, yes it was sold by Happy Days Dream Cars.

Laeve that one alone, buy a $5,500 beater and pt that one, put the same paint scheme on it and drive both of them to the show.

[QUOTE=WaterCooledNelds;217702]....Car was just sold, dealer was asking $53,900. Has a 265 in it and it looks the same way underneath....[QUOTE=WaterCooledNelds;217702]


Skip did you buy this car and are now trying to decide what to do with it, or is this a purely hypothetical discussion?

Either way, I would leave that car alone, or if it is impossible to resist the urge, I would perhaps only add some minimal period-correct bolt-on parts so that the car could easily be returned to the same (bone-stock) configuration.

2 sweet perfect as is..........and it has to be nice for me to say that :lol:

I once sold a 69 Z/28 RS because it was a matching numbers car - with enduro bumper etc... but I wanted a PT car.... why cut up a perfectly good car when there are so many POS just waiting for a rebirth... so sold it and bought a nice low mile Drop top with a 307 and a 3 speed on the column... that NOBODY wanted... fools... it's a great body!

You can buy someone's half assed 327 4 speed "hot rod" and save yourself 25 grand.... toss a Morrison chassis under it - and still not be where this survivor car is...