I don't disagree. There should be some original examples out there, and a low mileage M code is definitely worthy of that status.
But there's almost always a car out there that's "more rare" or better preserved, or whatever. We don't have a shortage of museum cars, despite what collectors think and regardless of what they pay for them. We do have a shortage of these cars that actually get driven. And while I do think there should be the original examples that are preserved, it still bums me out to see cars like this black M code. It just seems like a waste to me, that is a badass car. But there's a good chance most of its owners haven't gotten to experience WHY it's badass. It's just an investment and bragging rights to them.
But quite right, for 80 grand you could take a couple of /6 cars and build them up as clones. For that kind of money you could make them outperform that survivor in every way imaginable.
Yeah, I mostly disagree with that, which is why my cars for the most part aren't numbers matching originals.
Thing is the difference between that factory M code GTS up there and a /6 auto 7 1/4 car that's had a 440 stabbed in and has been cloned over to look like an M code GTS is just the numbers on the VIN tag. Quite honestly even if you built your clone to factory standards you'd still probably end up with a better performing car, and what would the difference be? The torque boxes aren't factory installed? It's just the numbers and the value.
Even I couldn't buy a car like that and modify the crap out of it like I've done with my cars. But that wouldn't stop me from tweaking some purists by driving it around and having fun with it like it was intended for awhile before I put some correct looking consumable parts back on it for auction.
