Converting a '71-'72 to a '70....really ?
I was reading the November 2011 Super Chevy issue when I saw the article on pg 58.
"TECH-SHEETMETAL SWAP"
"WHAT IT TAKES TO CONVERT A '71-'72 TO A '70"
OK, so I am not a purist at heart but I think that there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. The article talks about how the owner of the car really wanted a '70, but that they are not cheap. So he purchased a '71 at a "reasonable" price and then proceeded to pay a shop to do all the body conversions. Ironically the name of the shop is B.S. Industries.
The article does claim that the owner of the car does not plan to "cheat anyone" and that "The car is already fitted with a Schwartz Performance chassis and a few other non-factory upgrades, so there is no way this car will be mistaken for an original anyway."
The best part about this article is the fact that he bought the car at a "reasonable" price, and the price of just the parts to make it look like a '70 is over $3,600.
I don't know why this bothers me so much, but it does. All you guys know that I don't have a numbers matching, all original car. But I bought a '72 and it is a '72, with all '72 quarter panels. What do you think ?
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