Mine could easily look like yours, if the collectors were removed, the headers sandblasted and then painted. For anyone wanting a set of fenderwell headers, mine could be easily freshed up to look like new for hundreds less than a new set. Forgot to mention, that all the spark plugs were easily removed from my 383 with these headers installed on the car. I'd keep and use, I just don't want to remove any metal to make them fit.