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Originally Posted by California Travieso
Corley,
I just want to know if you ever found the elusive "purist" you said you never met, or if your quest will continue?
David Serrano
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David,
Nope, can't find one. Whitewall tires? Nope, Ford didn't offer those until 1934. High compression head? Sorry, no can do. Check ball grease fittings? Not from the factory. Trunk hanging back there? Huh-uh, that's an accessory item. Turn sigs and seat belts? Give me a break, those were not even heard of! Plastic battery case? You guessed it. Ethylene glycol in the cooling system? Can't have that.The list goes on and on. Show me a true purist, and I bet in 5 minutes we can find something on his car that disqualifies him.
Now having said that, I see nothing wrong with those things, just don't claim you are a purist when you are not one, and we'll get along just fine. It's actually a matter of where we draw the line on changes, and still claim it is original. Some folks lines are just a bit higher than others, but how can we claim this forum is for the purists, when a) the forum owner clearly mentions dual carbs and such at the outset, and b) fully 50% or higher percentage of posts here talk about alterations of some sort.
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with this forum at all. Just wondering where the true purists forum is located? Or, is it even needed, since by definition, the true purist may not even be possible?