It's your car....Build the Damn thing the way you want it...Not how it "should" be....

I talk to so many people that are so worried about maximizing the value of the car when they sell it, that I wonder why they even bought it in the first place. Because-restoring a musclecar is not usually a profitable endeavor. I have literally seen people paint a car a color they can't stand-"Because that's what it was originally". Why? If you buy a yellow car with black or white interior, and you hate yellow, then paint it red or blue or black or silver or whatever color you want!!. The same goes for adding or subtracting options. If you don't like the looks of a Vynil top-then remove it. If you want 3-2bbls on your '66 GTO or '70 Super Bee and can afford to buy the manifold, carbs,linkage etc-then put it on!! The car will run better, and probably be worth more even though it's not "original". If you want "Snowflake" wheels on your T/A instead of Rally II's-what's stopping you? You can buy them from Year One in the original 15X8 size, and 17X9 if you want to upgrade to modern, ZR-rated tires. If you have '70 Challenger-and can afford 15 grand for a Mopar Performance 426 Crate Hemi-then go for it! Why would you use a 383-"Because that's the way it left the factory". Trust me-if you later decided to sell the car-the Hemi engine will bring much bigger bucks than the numbers-matching 383!!  Do your '69 GTO like a "Judge" if you want. And guess what? a Carousel Red Judge "tribute" will bring more money than a "correct" Verduro Green GTO!!!  Ditto for small accessories-get rid of the the thin, standard steering wheel and put a brawny "Formula" ( Trans Am ) wheel on your Firebird or a "Tuff" wheel on your Charger. Add a rear spoiler to your Camaro, Firebird, Mustang, Javelin etc. Put bucket seats in your Chevelle if you want-no one's going to gripe and wish you had the original bench in there. Put front disc brakes on a car that had 4-wheel drums. Your not "compromising" the value. Do your '69 Camaro like a Yenko, or your '71 Charger like a Super Bee, or your '77 Trans Am like a "Macho T/A". Phoenix Graphics has the decals and stencils. As long as you don't try to pass it off as original what's the harm?  You'll enjoy the car more, and if you ever do sell it-you'll get the financial benefit of the "cool" factor even if it's not "Just as it left the factory".  It's your car-do what you want. Mastermind