Originality-does it matter?

Restoring it to original is pure nostalgia and then modding it with period correct mods etc takes it even further. One thing for sure these cars were bought new and modded the Direct Connection program was all about that . It true these cars werent great stock watch any old car movie where the cars were actually driven and slid around corners hitting parked cars etc. Bullitt and Gone in 60 seconds Starsky and Hutch TV show all show how these cars handled but taking ion et original condition just takes the driver back to 1970 when you had to know how to drive is all...

keep in mind though right now in 2025 who really knows or cares about original? if a young guy actually wants on eof these cars thay may say "can ya put an automatic in it? if so Ill take it...I had a 9 inch hurst shifter handle with T grip on the table the wife said "what is the hammer for...?" point is we are getting to where no one knows what original is once gen x gets too old. gen X is the last to have ridden in these cars in the 70s and 80s back when there were still hurst shifters in street cars etc.