[Steve Cassani]

Ned tells us, "Unfortunately, the history of 2481 can't provide a good comparison to that of 2241, which is essentially unrestored, hence the asking price of the former doesn't relate well to the anticipated asking price of the latter."

Do you see a future for unrestored cars more in terms of there being few of them or as opportunities for restoration to the original condition? I'm asking your thoughts on whether a buyer would pay a premium for a car he would leave alone versus a buyer who sees an opportunity to turn back the years without diverging in any way meaningful to the market for original cars, along the lines of the work done by David Wagner?

The problem I'm struggling to pose to you has to do I suppose with what advocates of originality being preserved for its own sake call 'patina'. Wear and tear is irreplaceable. Does a skillful restoration inevitably lose something in the translation?