Patina vs. Polish

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Originally Posted by *13*

If you go this route, be prepared. Every guy with a $25k paintjob will shake his head in digust.

Does your car get more attention than theirs? That would make sense, then.

Originally Posted by FritoBandito

Good thread.

This car was no trailer queen and it meant business. Of course I can't help but love perfectly painted and polished cars but a weathered campaigner is pretty frikkin compelling.

I don't have my Cobra yet but with any luck I will soon and this thread has caused me adjust my thoughts on paint and such.

That is so wierd... I just played the old 60s "Aye yi yi yi, I am the FritoBandito...' video for my kids, who had never seen it before, almost at the same time you are posting in a thread that I had just posted in!

I had some personal tension trying to reconcile my interests in this hobby, between a perfect show car that I wouldn't let anyone near and a daily driver that I wouldn't be worried about driving to the hardware store. I couldn't quite make it fit until a few things happened.

1. I didn't want a car that I couldn't share with my young sons, and that I would have to keep after them anytime they were within a football field's length of the car.

2. I read about Lynn Park's Dirtbag (great story to read) and how it seems to steal the show.

3. I met Tony Naumoff from here and the Unique forum, and he had a similar concept for his car. I loved it and right then it all gelled for me. Great job Tony!

I want to build a "survivor car" that has the patina of 47-plus years on it. I want to extend the illusion... there has been a move in the antique world for about ten years that original condition pieces are much more valuable than restored pieces. That is unlikely true in the automotive world in general, but Dirtbag sure makes a statement!

I was fortunate to have gotten the original quick jacks from CSX2060 from before it was restored back to street condition. (I have a photo of them on the car.) I plan to replicate CSX2459, and I have a great history of the car from someone that knew the original owner. I have an old Moto Lita steering wheel with the finish worn off in places from use and some pry marks at the center - perfect! Jeff Gagnon is building an even more accurate replica with his project and he is doing a similar build. Check out his wheels. They look awesome!

I've seen old used cobra replicas, and they look just that... old and used. (There are several reasons for that.) That is not where I am going with this. Your car looks great Hyde... can't see any reason that someone would turn their nose up at it. When and what are you planning Frito?