Re: [FWDLK] Restoration and Preservation.

I thought the subject was going to be dropped but I have to ask, do you honestly think all it takes is a blow torch to re-engineer a car to make it perform better than the highly paid factory engineers could? That putting in an engine and transmission that weren't even designed yet into a car, or making disc brakes (or juice brakes for the early Ford hot rods) from another brand or model of car work safely can all be done with a blow torch? How about making a parking brake set up out of a '77 Dodge van work on a '70 Road Runner rear end using a '57 Plymouth original parking brake handle, ever try it? We had a Grand Opening of our new truck center back in the '90s, my boss Rob borrowed vintage Corvettes (one of each style) for our Chevy show room and assorted Mopars for our Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep showroom. There was a restored early Dodge Brothers Phaeton, a WWII Jeep, a '61 300G convertible, a pink '59 Chrysler 2drht, a new Viper and my '57 Savoy Kustom in the showroom, all of the Chrysler Big Wigs that attended were more impressed with my '57 and the engineering in it than all of the restored cars. And it takes more guts to pull up at a show like Carlisle with all of the stock '56-'58 Furys there in a Purple Hemi powered one knowing that the owners of the other cars secretly hate it, knowing that when it wins an award there will be chatter behind your back like an old ladies sewing circle, but that's ok, Charlie did good with the torch on that one. Now can we drop this, I don't even know what kind of car you have but I respect it, it's yours, you love it, respect other people.
Adam Lindenbaum

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From: Louis Rugani <x779@xxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 12:25 pm
Subject: [FWDLK] Restoration and Preservation.

The FORWARD LOOK forum was founded and dedicated to the correct restoration and preservation of Forward Look cars.
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"Anybody can run a blowtorch -

- but it takes guts to restore a car to original.

It takes determination to preserve automotive history, and a genuine love and respect for the past.

It takes a willingness to honor all the great automotive pioneers, the engineers, stylists, designers, and even line workers whose hearts and souls went into those early motoring classics.

It takes long research and patience to restore a car correctly.

And there's no greater feeling than to know you've done it right."

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