Posted by Marty on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 4:38PM :
In Reply to: More of my thoughts... posted by Eric B. on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 1:46PM :
Exactly my point...if you go to Fairfield or any of the other PW events you're way more likely to see trucks that have been completely disassembled & restored at least to some degree just because of the general condition that most of these trucks were found in. I guess I've seen 10 or more that could be saved but I've probably seen several hundred that need major going over.
It's just not sensible in my opinion to take a truck apart & put it back together with rusty parts just so I can say, "great...it's still got its original rust!"
To each his own. I love them original, Eric loves them original, Clint & Judd love them original but we are definitely in the minority. Most people enjoy restored vehicles whether they are Power Wagon's or Ferrari's & I personally can appreciate both. If this wasn't true the Museums would be filled with great old "Character Trucks"!
I'd never own a vehicle that wasn't driven nor would I drive Clint's trucks different than I'd drive a restored truck other than I'd go much easier on Clint's since it's infinitly rarer! :)
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