eric,
Of all people I should not talk as I have modified car, but I can sure appreciate the first ones out of the oven so to speak. If I had that car, I too would be extremely sympathetic to the earliness of the car. The value in it lies in the specialness of being early. There are only so many that are early -- so if you can keep it like it was; it will be worth more; no question. Modify it and it will not be worth as much.
Good words to live by -- but then again, I should talk......
Mark
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