Any 100% original restorations, past or present?

[Cecil/WV]

Originally Posted by Old Henry

Beautiful car, JDL

Here's my 1947 Super Deluxe Fordor my dad bought in 1959 for $100.00. It's a family heirloom so it had to be stock original authentic through and through. Won 2nd place in the concourse division of the Early Ford V8 Club Western National Meet in St. George last October.

I personally don't mind "art cars" which is what I call anything different than original. Art has its place and probably more people like art more than like history. But, I have a very strong personal prefrence for "historical cars." When I'm at a car show, I get excited about any car that can take me back to its day and give me the experience of going back in time. When I show my car I even have original 1947 music playing on its radio and various 1947 memorabilia sitting on its seats to help people go back. Many quite enjoy the journey back in time. But, when I look inside of a car that looks like it might be authentic and see anything that's not, its like the modern penny found in Christopher Reeves' pocket in the movie "Somewhere in Time" that destroyed the illusion of being back 70 years before and whisked him back to the present never to return again. I quickly move on to the next car that looks authentic. They take me back. I love that as do many.

As to how many are restoring to original rather than customizing. It certainly seems like a lot more customized cars at car shows than any real authentic originals.



Here are pictures of all of the cars at that meet: http://picasaweb.google.com/ckpolan/...at=directlink#

Here is a nice gallery of past entries for each year: http://www.earlyfordv8.org/early-ford-gallery.cfm

I thought I would look at the St George link you posted to see what other angle I might see the cars at and found that it was my link that you posted. I was a bit surprised.