Non 356 related, the guy restoring my 71 Giula GT keeps calling my project a restomod, but it took me more than one time to really understand what he was saying. He said, basically, we can do anything, we can find or make everything that matches how the original car came out of the factory, but think about it, is that what you really want?
What opened up my eyes, was when he asked me about the brackets that hold the electrical wires inside the engine bay. He said, do you want me to preserve these thin ugly wire brackets that scrap your hands every time you put your hands inside the engine bay? I said, what do you mean? He replied, we can use modern fasteners and or completely hide the wires. Oh, light bulb went on, I'm not going for a concourse judged car, so that makes a ton of sense. So, in the end restomod in my head meant "hot rod "but in reality it's just restoring with well thought-out modifications