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Originally Posted by J Witt
I bought my car partly as an investment much restoration affects the "patina" to the point where value is reduced.
If I do things, such as painting suspension parts, have I hurt or enhanced the value of the car. Mind you, this isn't going to stop me from cleaning and painting parts or re-upholstering the seats, but I'm curious to know if there is any objective standard between original rusty barn find and 100 point restoration.
John
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Investment ha ha. You mean the kind that loses value?
The hype about original cars is mostly hype. The valuable original cars are the 1 in a million that is in very good condition and drivable for it's age. I have to have a laugh every time I hear the pickers raving about some rusty old piece of crap that is "original." Unless your car is near 100% original, drivable and retains most of its original paint I wouldn't worry about reducing its value by restoring it. I see Wayne Carini showing his 1954 preserved Studebaker as something rare and wonderful. Maybe, but 50s Studebakers aren't highly sought after so the value wouldn't be there in my book.