Thanks GGR, I found your project very interesting too.
I realize that mine may not suit everyone's ideas or tastes but I'm not building it for them! The cars that I have built over the years I have chosen because of the way they look, but understand that factory cars have limitations and by today's standards they don't handle, brake or ride very well. I love the design, lines and that special something about older cars, however not the dynamics. As for cutting up a classic, well it's just a car, and had I not gotten hold of it it may have rotted away to nothing like so many others. The purists should happy with what I'm doing, really happy, as it makes their standard cars even rarer and therefore more valuable! And surely it's about a passion for all things automotive, whether it's your taste or not it's having an appreciation for the work, detail and craftsmanship that goes into car building. I remember going to a car cruise in Huntington Beach and the coolest thing there was one of those old wooden hulled boats from the 60's, it was a thing of beauty and the finish was amazing and there in this car park of custom cars, classics and all other types of cars was this glorious boat being admired by everyone.