Reply to "Original and Modified (A gentleman's discussion)"

I will try to keep it short but here is my 2 cents. The early Panteras are 40 odd years old which is a long time for a car to last. If a car has made it this far in a unmolested or at least near to stock configuration don't you as an owner owe it to the next generation to pass it on without imparting too much damage or change? To pass on a piece of automotive history to the future in the best possible condition you can?

Now if a car has been previously modified then fine, start the grinders. Or if you have owned that car for 20 years and again it has been modified then fine, cut away. But as stock/near stock car owners we are merely custodians now and to destroy a piece of history to make changes for what you feel like now? Especially in ten years time you will probably look back at the changes like we do at old hair styles is insane.

If you want to modify then buy a modified and change it. But if it has made it this far in relative peace, try to keep it that way.