318 vs. Slant value

Think of it this way........A nice car is a nice car........the problem comes when the seller goes on and on about it was "restored", was a 6 cyl, drum brake, bla, bla, bla, it's now v8, disk brake, color change, bla, bla, bla. I would call the car "restified", not restored, and there is nothing wrong with that, after 50 years true originals are very few and far between. To my way of thinking, "restored" means originality. Problems also come from the "restorer" going on about how much money he has in the "restoration", they were changes he did in hopes of making more money when he sold. What is the level of workman ship, look under the dash, it will speak volumes, clean, neat, little or none crimp electrical splice connections is what you are looking for. What is under the fresh paint? Is it a "nice" car?

Years ago, friend and neighbor took a 67 Dart GT, /6, factory AC car and converted it to a 340, non-AC car, big bolt pattern, disk brakes, 73 k-member spool mounts, electronic ignition. The car looked like it rolled off the assembly line, nothing was out of place or tatty looking, beautiful work. He made no claims it was "restored", just "restified". When he sold it he just let the car speak for itself, it was a nice car.