RacerX posted:Having many things to buy for my JPS Coupe, I thought it would be nice to pick up small pieces of “Jewlery” for the car while I was sorting out the big stuff. You know, a “1600” here, a gold “Porsche” there. I started researching some resources on this site and that is when I came across the opinions and had to give it some thought. Would I be telling some kinda lie if I built my car true to the Original? My thought was that I am putting together a car I never thought I could have. Ever! I knew that I wanted it to look as exacting as possible, right down to the emblems. It isn’t to trick anybody, only to please myself. You will always hear from both sides, and some people will be indignant about it. Living your dream, how big or how small is the ultimate goal. What got me started into looking at these little cars was watching Jeff Zwart’s video “The Porsche from the Winter of 53”. Here was this guy, throwing his lil’ car around in the snow and just having a ball doing it. The grinning and laughing, well I wanted that to be me. Now my Tupperware Coupe Is not the same as his little Pre A 356, but the enjoyment is real and unlike any experience I have had driving any one of my former “Hot Rods”. So “Acting like a fraud” is taking things a little too harshly. Don’t feel guilty about building your Speedster to please your desires. If someone drives by and gives the thumbs up, I give them the peace sign back. If someone walks up to me and wants to know more, I tell them exactly what it is. The response has always been positive. Two guys came up to me last week and asked if it was a Ferrari, because they saw the horse on the hood handle. Well, let’s just say that conversation went on a little bit longer than most.
Enjoy!
It is your car, you get to do whatever you want based on what makes you happy. Enjoy!!