I agree. There is room for both camps. And there should be !
My original point was the condemnation of those who make modificatrions.
I fully support the restoration of original stock, AND the modifications
to make it a more personal car with a variety of improvements. That's
all.
Rich
> ----------
> From: Ed E. Powell[SMTP:102430.3640(at)CompuServe.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 1997 9:09 AM
> To: Tigers Digest
> Subject: RE: Woooh! Can of worms!!
>
> There was (maybe still is) a car exhibit at the Oakland museum a while
> back.
> Hot rods, mostly from '50s and '60s, as I recall. Shiny, sparkly, and
> interesting. None, however, were stock. This car show was precisely
> what
> Atherton wrote about: the cars are what people did to them,
> "Americana," and so
> forth. It was about custom cars, not originals.
>
> There's room for both attitudes, and I believe there are simultaneous
> benefits
> for people on each side of the fence. The "mod" people get to do
> whatever they
> please, and have a great time changing and driving their modified
> machinery.
> The "original" side gets to drive factory representative cars, as is
> their wont,
> _and_ see the value and rarity of their machines rise as the others
> are
> distorted from stock condition.
>
> For my part, I like seeing the stock Tigers restored to "new lot"
> condition.
> Nostalgia, maybe. Whatever. But I appreciate seeing and hearing of
> changes
> toward increased reliability, and I'm not timid about doing the same
> with my own
> machine. I've now got a fatter radiator and electronic ignition in my
> machine.
>
> Worms? I don't think so. There may be some intolerance, though I've
> not sensed
> animosity with it on the list here. But no worms. Messes up the
> carb.
>
> Eddy
>
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