im discusted with old guy purists

71dustar said
seems to me that these purist only know how to read the brochure that came with the car and nothing else. if everyone made their cars orig. then we wouldn't have the cars we have today or the people. i will never own something that is completely stock, even when i get to be an old fart. its gratifying knowing you did something different than someone else to make it stand out versus look the same.

That isn't it at all. Many "purists" know as much about cars as anyone else. More than most in some cases. I doubt that was the case with the guy mentioned in this thread though. There are different levels of "purists" too.
I have a stock hood on my 383S for the street and would never consider putting silly oversized wheels on it and instead have steel wheels and dogdish hubcaps like the ones that came on it originally...BUT, the rear wheels are 15x8 to allow more rubber, it has 11.5 to 1 TRW's, a solid cam, a holley on a single plane intake, electronic ignition, an aftermarket fuel system and exhaust system, a Dana 60 (which was in it when I bought it), and fenderwell headers (that were on it when I bought it). My car is nowhere near pure but I have been called a "purist" because I keep it looking stock instead of having flashy wheels and a hood scoop. I even repainted the white headers black to make them less obvious. I definitely love stock-looking cars and hate to see those trendy giant wheels on a classic car (can you tell that is one of my pet peeves?) but I would never put someone or their car down for having different taste than I do. Pursuing happiness in whatever way we see fit is what the U.S.A. is all about.