Dave: thank you.
I want to relay this salute to all who restore and preserve (and it's
not copyrighted, so feel free to forward it):
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"ANYBODY CAN RUN A BLOWTORCH...
...but it takes guts to restore a car to original.
Actually, a correct restoration takes more than just guts...
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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- From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:18:45 -0400
Hi All,
Time to stop fighting over restoring versus customizing, okay?
>From our 'charter': "The focus of most of the people on this list is
restoration and preservation. While modified/customized cars are fine,
please limit your questions and responses to remain relevant to the list.
Asking about engine swaps etc., is fine, but once you find people willing to
help, please move the discussion "off-list" and email each other privately.
This will help reduce the friction between some restorers and customizers."
This does NOT imply any kind of value judgement about customized cars. The
lowest common denominator between us all here is unmodified 1955-1961
Chrysler Corp vehicles, and some folks have strong opinions whenever the
list strays from that range. Please stick that main topic on this mailing
list.
There are very active areas specifically for customizers on the
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums
Thanks!
-Dave
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