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Now, and I think this is important, many young people today don't know or care about originality or authenticity. They like our cars for the looks not the cowl tag. Thus, a cloned Z28 with dubs and a killer stereo is even more valuable than a numbers matching original. They're the ones buying 20-30 years from now when many of us are racing at that dragstrip in the sky. [/ QUOTE ] This is probably the most important part of this debate. What exactly will our cars be worth to the next round of buyers? I too worry about that when I see the "ricer" market and also the fact that each new generation seems to be suffering from an increasing lack of work ethic. I fear that they would rather buy a "looker" cheap than a high priced real car. I'm sure there will be exceptions - there always are. Based on the recent introduction (to the resto-mod market) of the aftermarket 69 Camaro body, I think we are seeing the start of this trend. I will be watching the acceptance of that "Camaro" closely. It's clear that we all love our cars and respect each others accomplishments with our respective restorations. No one is challenging that I'm sure. With the relatively high number of recent Yenko, ZL-1, etc. clones on eBay selling for what I consider to be respectable money, you have to wonder. I frankly was somewhat shocked ( and still am ) to see so many cloned Supercars out there. The big question is how long have many of these cloned Supercars been in existance. Were they created to resell, or for the enjoyment of the owner. I am starting to think that most of them were "manufactured" for potential resale value. That takes us full circle on this topic.
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