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Post by whcgt on Jan 11, 2012 13:11:12 GMT -5
Thank you everyone, for your input & advice. With these old GT cars...we don't have to take a back seat to anyone...especially since we don't have back seats.
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Post by centralvalleygter on Jan 11, 2012 14:37:09 GMT -5
The nice thing about kit cars is that you can modify, update and personalize them to your hearts content without concern that you are destroying a classic. The Kit-car nature means the average enthusiast can do the a lot of the work without special skills and tools.
The thing you do have to remember is that you will not get in return what you spent when it comes time to sell it, and the more esoteric and costly your changes are, the smaller percentage of your monetary investment you will receive. However, if your reward will come from something other than the monetary, then only you can evaluate its rate of return and if it is worth it. Each of us comes from different situations with different values, so sometimes it is hard to relate to the choices others will make, especially if they stray far from the norm, or seem to propose things that our observations and experience have not been successful in the past. We do have the obligation to communicate that our observations would indicate that the likelyhood of satisfaction will not be high as the proposed modifications become too extreme.
The main point is to enter things and make decisions based upon the reality of the situation. If you really understand the plusses and minus and still want to try it, more power to ya.
Warmest...
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Post by skip20 on Jan 11, 2012 15:14:56 GMT -5
The nice thing about kit cars is that you can modify, update and personalize them to your hearts content without concern that you are destroying a classic. The Kit-car nature means the average enthusiast can do the a lot of the work without special skills and tools. The thing you do have to remember is that you will not get in return what you spent when it comes time to sell it, and the more esoteric and costly your changes are, the smaller percentage of your monetary investment you will receive. However, if your reward will come from something other than the monetary, then only you can evaluate its rate of return and if it is worth it. Each of us comes from different situations with different values, so sometimes it is hard to relate to the choices others will make, especially if they stray far from the norm, or seem to propose things that our observations and experience have not been successful in the past. We do have the obligation to communicate that our observations would indicate that the likely hood of satisfaction will not be high as the proposed modifications become too extreme. The main point is to enter things and make decisions based upon the reality of the situation. If you really understand the pluses and minus and still want to try it, more power to ya. Warmest... WOW!!! That's GREAT!!!  |
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Post by jspbtown on Jan 11, 2012 15:39:10 GMT -5
Agreed. Well said.
I have been building, functioning, running, operational kits since 1998. In that time I have seen hundreds of grand ideas just fall by the wayside. I guess I have come to the conclusion that unfinished projects just hurt the hobby.
Of course they benefit me greatly since I buy them for pennies on the dollar...OKAY maybe less than that......and restore them.
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Post by brianboggs on Jan 11, 2012 15:41:42 GMT -5
Yep everytime I go in the garage I am thinking how can I make the GT look like an old Porsche or Chapparal. A little glass here and there and it would be pretty close. I like the look of the big wing as well. Jim Hall sure knew what he was doing back then.
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Post by darrenz on Jan 28, 2012 21:55:20 GMT -5
I added h I d headlights to mine at the cost of about 100 dollars and look great
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