While Convertibles are desirable cars and I know we have the numbers matching car shows and judging. I know I want a car to cruise in though and in my mind due to the low end power train in the car I'm not really going to hurt the value of it by changing it out. While I have the intention of preserving all the parts removed, we all know how that will turn out 10 years from now when I move for some reason or even if I don't move and figure out the parts are taking up valuable real-estate. The car is pretty well unmolested as it sits, so it would be an easy numbers project. The engine was overhauled with standard bore once. The transmission was gone through once. The top was replaced and the car was repainted the same color, but I think they may have been off tint a little and it wasn't that good of a paint job.
I've had some people tell me I should sell it and buy something that has already had changes made to it, but this car was my fathers. Granted when he bought it he barely drove it. My grandfather and I rebuilt the motor at home when I was like 13 and the car might have had 2000 miles put on it the 10 years after that and before it was parked due to the brakes going out.
I don't want to do to the car what my dad did, I want to drive the car, When the weather is nice of course.
I've had some people tell me I should sell it and buy something that has already had changes made to it, but this car was my fathers. Granted when he bought it he barely drove it. My grandfather and I rebuilt the motor at home when I was like 13 and the car might have had 2000 miles put on it the 10 years after that and before it was parked due to the brakes going out.
I don't want to do to the car what my dad did, I want to drive the car, When the weather is nice of course.