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Originally Posted by WHN
I feel the pain!
But! These cars are approaching one hundred years old. Just to be able to still get parts that allow owners to continue to drive our cars is amazing.
I am not saying we need to settle for something. I am saying there are cases when we might just be happy that there are parts available that allow us to keep our cars on the road.
Enjoy.
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But here is the problem. There has been a mindset over the last decade or two where these cars have either not been restored properly, -or even maintenanced very well, ...and as such, the worth (-i.e.: prices) of these cars have fallen. From my vantage point of seeing/touring with other 100 year old cars, the value of other 100 year old non-Ford vehicles is significantly higher where the owner can justify spending something like $250 for a replacement front spring. It is the present day hobbyists that find it acceptable to substitute inferior parts (-both aesthetically and mechanically) on their car because in their words, -it is only a Driver and they don't plan on showing it.
Also, some are willing to MacGyver their car because they don't want to spend more on it than it is worth. To me, this is a huge disservice to fellow hobbyists and being a poor steward of the vehicle. Kinda like owning an animal that is tethered to a 4' chain in the backyard in which that animal must spend its entire life unsheltered in an 8' radius. Not much of a quality of life for that animal is it?? Kinda the same with the MacGyvered car.
