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Don H.

My situation is sort of the opposite of yours. I own an '86 Lincoln Mark VII with 17,000 original miles that has always been stored indoors. It is absolutely perfect and absolutely original down to the belts, hoses, little production stickers, and even the tires. I doubt that any worn car could be restored to the condition of this unaltered original. How can any repaint really be as good as original and how can you ever replace all the tiny stuff like window motors and switches, etc? (Too bad Lincolns aren't worth what Camaros are to car nuts.)

On the otherhand I have a Thor restored 1915 DWM that really is in original condition (as far as I can tell). I am glad I am a shooter not a big buck gun collector.