it would be nice if you could leave car as is. I saw the car in the early 90
at Road America and son Mark got a dynamite photo of Jack coming under the
Corvette Bridge....something we can share with you. Gave Jack one.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DLMAssoc@aol.com [SMTP:DLMAssoc@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 8:53 AM
> To: EISANDIEGO@aol.com
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Race car restoration questions...
>
> In a message dated 11/17/98 9:19:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, EISANDIEGO
> writes:
>
> << Since I am not involved with either of those vintage groups, I can not
> comment on what would or would not be required. You should check the
> situation
> out very carefully before making changes that are not necessary. [In a
> recent
> discussion with a mechanic friend, he indicated his clients like running
> HSR
> because of the flexibility to upgrade their cars, specifically flaring
> fenders, bigger engines, and fiberglass.] Even some of the vintage TRs
> have
> fiberglass body parts.
>
> It seems that once you change one thing on these cars, it necessitates
> that
> you change something else. So it might be a lot more fun if you can leave
> the
> car as it is. There is probably alot of informal R&D that went into the
> car
> with its current setup. So my quess is that it will probably be alot more
> fun
> to keep the car like it is even today that to start making it any more
> "vintage" than necessary.
>
> Finally, I would agree with some elses comment that if you change the car
> away from its historical setup, the car is not going to be as valuable to
> a
> future buyer (nor as interesting to see at the track). I think race fan
> would
> prefer to see the car as it was raced, If you really think that you would
> prefer to run with the other TRs and the rules will not let you, maybe you
> have the wrong car. I strongly suggest that you investigate the rules
> situation very thoroughly before making changes. >>
>
> Thanks for the comments. I can see both sides of the question, and may
> even
> agree that it's not the right car... but it's the car I've got. I hadn't
> thought too much about the race fans, either. I guess that could become
> the
> topic of another discussion of how much of vintage is for the fans vs for
> the
> drivers.
>
> Thanks...
> Don
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