You can add options to your car....

In the last post I said there was no "Used Car Factory" where you could get exactly what you wanted. That doesn't mean you have to settle for something you don't really want. You can add options to a car without compromising it's value. For example-if you have a '71 Charger with a 440 4bbl and you buy the Edelbrock "Six-Pack" manifold, the three Holley 2bbls, and the air cleaner and linkage and put it on the car-enjoy the increased performance and the cool sound. And you've INCREASED the value of the car, not hurt it. Keep the 4bbl carb and intake in case you want to sell the car to someone really anal, but otherwise enjoy it. If you've got a Chevelle with a bench seat and you want buckets and a console-buy them from Year One or NPD and put them in the car!!  If your '70's Firebird has Rally II wheels and you prefer the "Snowflakes"-then get them!!  If you buy a 340 Duster with a 3-speed stick and a standard steering wheel, and you want a 4-speed and a "Tuff" steering wheel-that's not that hard a swap. If you want to put a spoiler and "Judge" stripes and emblems on your '69-71 GTO go ahead. Phoenix Graphics sells the stencils-if you want to paint your '77-79 T/A like a "Macho T/A"- or dress up your Cutlass like a "Hurst / Olds" you can. If you buy a six-cylinder, 3-speed '69 Nova and drop in a 350 and a 4-speed, have you "ruined" it's value?  If you buy a "Plum Crazy" '70 Challenger and want to paint it white because you love the movie "Vanishing Point"-What's stopping you? If you ever sell it and the buyer wants it the original color, then he has to paint it, or look for another car, right?  Don't let the "Just as it left the factory" crowd bully you into leaving a car a color you don't want or running ugly wheels, etc. It's your car-do it how you want. Mastermind