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was hoping this thread was gonna be about sushi
 
 
Groo said:
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Ringbrothers shows resto-modded 1968 Mercury Cougar

This 1968 Mercury Cougar is powered by a 5.0-liter 'Coyote' V8 mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission lifted from a Ford F-150.
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This is a very individual opinion thing....but I love a really well done Restomod. And this is certainly one.

I read a “barn find” site and that is often the question....would you restomod an old car or just restore to original specs?

Ive walked the Barrett Jackson or Mecum auction tents many times. The first time I saw original survivors or restored to classic it never made sense to me how these were worth more. They looked worse. It took a while to grasp the value of keeping it original.

While I can see the economic value of keeping a car original....I just would prefer restomod in most cases. A 5 liter Coyote and a 10 speed automatic, wow!

The only word in that I don’t like is automatic. Of course, I wouldn’t want to gate through 10 gears manually. This is a sharp Cougar!
 
dikowt dowg said:
Wow... I'm not a fan of Bieber, but I have to appreciate style ...

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Watch Justin Bieber Tear Up When He Gets the Keys to His Custom Rolls-Royce Wraith

The one-off is inspired by the marque's 103EX concept.
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I like this and I don’t. I like the originality of the look, but I also don’t like the look. The wheels covered fully is dumb. And, let’s face this, you can only take this on the most level of roads....any speed bump is a no go. That’s just weird.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
I like this and I don’t. I like the originality of the look, but I also don’t like the look. The wheels covered fully is dumb. And, let’s face this, you can only take this on the most level of roads....any speed bump is a no go. That’s just weird.
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all I take away from all this is that some people just have too much money.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
This is a very individual opinion thing....but I love a really well done Restomod. And this is certainly one.

I read a “barn find” site and that is often the question....would you restomod an old car or just restore to original specs?

Ive walked the Barrett Jackson or Mecum auction tents many times. The first time I saw original survivors or restored to classic it never made sense to me how these were worth more. They looked worse. It took a while to grasp the value of keeping it original.

While I can see the economic value of keeping a car original....I just would prefer restomod in most cases. A 5 liter Coyote and a 10 speed automatic, wow!

The only word in that I don’t like is automatic. Of course, I wouldn’t want to gate through 10 gears manually. This is a sharp Cougar!
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I agree. I wouldn't think about restomoding say a SS Chevelle but I'd have no problem do so with a regular Chevelle of the day.
To me it's the best of two worlds
 
ill said:
all I take away from all this is that some people just have too much money.
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Indeed. And I don’t know about you....but I’m all for having enough money to consider such things.

All I can do is read these sites and see a late 60s Mustang I would love that is rusted and a mess going for $50k and shake my head.
 
Groo said:
I agree. I wouldn't think about restomoding say a SS Chevelle but I'd have no problem do so with a regular Chevelle of the day.
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That’s what is the situational debate with classic cars that I find interesting. Depending on the car itself it could be smarter to do an original restoration (or even just upkeep it if it’s an impeccable original survivor) because that’s where the resale value is.

But, short of that criteria restomod is so tempting.

I would be all for taking a base level old car and make a “sleeper car” out of it. That surprise in others would be most fun.
 
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I was hungry when I opened this thread.
 
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