Dave,
it is these repairs / upgrades / changes that make driving the cars
more functional and therefore more likely to be used.
this is what will keep these cars on the roads.
ron
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com> wrote:
> Ron,
> Oh, I know exactly what makes us change things, I didn't just fall off the
> turnip truck. Since you opened the door I was just making a sweeping
> generalization to motives. Don't take it personally.
> BTW, as a repair shop it makes it MUCH harder to carry out most repairs due
> to many of these "improvements". It's the owner's nickel....
> Dave
>
> frogeye@porterscustom.com
>
> Porter Customs
> Albuquerque, NM USA 87107
> 505-352-1378
> 1954 BN2
> Porter Custom Bicycles
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of F. Ronald Rader
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 12:32 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] more tranny conversion Nash Healey
>
> dave .
> it is not my job nor responsibility to preserve every vehicle as original.
> My BJ8 is original.
> my Jaguar E coupe has Wilwood brakes so it can actually stop as well as it
> goes.
>
> i don't want it to be a valuable museum piece. i want it to be a fun car
> that i can put 1000's of miles a year on driving around the country.
> this way it will be seen by many more people than it would if it was a
> perfectly restored original sitting in a garage or museum.
>
> if yo want to see the nash healey perfectly restored then you buy one and do
> that with yours.
> ron
> ******************************
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
> wrote:
>
> > By the time we (as a group of enthusiasts) get done modifying this part or
> > that, they are no longer valuable as a representation of that
> > manufacturer.
> > If it's "no fun" as original, I'd say sell it and get something that is
> > "fun" and allow someone else to enjoy the originality. My take on the
> > question.
> > Dave
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