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original paint is a wonderful thing for sure, but i hate to hear all the bad notes on fake patina, it has its place. original model A's, and fat fender fords are plentiful enough that some patience will get you a nice original car. what if you have a hankerin for a 32-3-4 ? the only 2 good original 34 3 windows i've seen for sale in the last year, one brought 52k, didnt run !, and the nicer one 72k! so, the common man needs the fixer-upper for a mere 20 to 30 grand that will need patch panels and other new tin here and there, so it must be sealed up with primer, and then what, the 10k paint job? not for me, i drive a lot on gravel roads, birds poop on it in the barn, and theres more to life than washing cars. i'm gonna seal it up, paint it, wet sand off enough to make me happy. its preserved, i'll drive the hell out of it, and when i'm dead some one else can start to polish it