And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Daytona coupe. It was the Ferrari version of the 1963 Stingray. The split rear window Corvette did not turn off the owners as many people think. The next model had a one piece window so many owners opted to make their car look like the latest model.
The Daytona coupe was beautiful, but the spider was Bridget Bardot sexpot hot! A lot of Daytona Coupe owners decided to "convert" their cars by hacking the top off.
What happened with both cars is that the modifications devalued the original cars, making unmolested cars more valuable. An original 63 split window Vette is far more valuable than the converted 63. The Daytona Spiders are approaching values that keep them out of reach by all but multimillionaires, but because so many coupes were chopped, their value is skyrocketing!
Yes and no, the big thing in Europe is vintage racing, such as the LeMans Classic. You have a Daytona and you want to race it at LeMans or the Nurburgring or the Mille Miglia? What's the chassis number? If the chassis number is not in the race records for 1969 or 1970 you're not allowed. Conversely if your car was raced back in the day they invite you! So a modified period race car with FIA history can be worth more than a stock car that never raced.
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ReplyDeleteThe Daytona coupe. It was the Ferrari version of the 1963 Stingray.
ReplyDeleteThe split rear window Corvette did not turn off the owners as many
people think. The next model had a one piece window so many owners
opted to make their car look like the latest model.
The Daytona coupe was beautiful, but the spider was Bridget Bardot
sexpot hot! A lot of Daytona Coupe owners decided to "convert"
their cars by hacking the top off.
What happened with both cars is that the modifications devalued the
original cars, making unmolested cars more valuable. An original
63 split window Vette is far more valuable than the converted 63.
The Daytona Spiders are approaching values that keep them out of
reach by all but multimillionaires, but because so many coupes were
chopped, their value is skyrocketing!
Yes and no, the big thing in Europe is vintage racing, such as the LeMans Classic. You have a Daytona and you want to race it at LeMans or the Nurburgring or the Mille Miglia? What's the chassis number? If the chassis number is not in the race records for 1969 or 1970 you're not allowed. Conversely if your car was raced back in the day they invite you! So a modified period race car with FIA history can be worth more than a stock car that never raced.
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