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For me patina is what attracted me to my car when I bought her. She will be 30 years old in December and has had the same paint for at least 26 of those years. Most everything on the the car looks 30 years old. When I replaced the dash with a comp style in 2006 I struggled with the fact that it was new and didn't match the rest of the cars interior. I have been at several car shows parked near shiney new looking Cobras and have heard people comment that my car " must be a real one because it looks old". Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate a nicely restored car. I have owned several. But there is just something about a race car or a really mean ride that needs to scream I am used for the purpose that I was built.
My wifes theory on this leans more towards me just being to lazy to keep the old girl (Cobra not wife) shined up.
Dick
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