Well, there are several schools of thought on this. I think it's great to keep them original, but reality is, people have been modifiying cars since the first one was bolted together. Folks sometimes take a car right off the show room and start making changes. Finding a car like yours is almost impossible these days, they have either been restored or hot rodded or somewhere in between, not many true survivors. I think all varieties are great and have no problem admiring any of them. For my personal cars, I like to improve and personalize them. My '53 for example has almost nothing original on it, and even the original pieces have been tinkered with.

Pat