What is a Full Restoration?

[steve1975]

Agree to Disagree. They are out there but what defines them. I have another example of a HR sedan also in the one family, again the daughter owns it. Original paint, interior 8/10, its up on blocks in a shed with 30,000 miles. Original brake linings & 3 original tyres. Has no rust only surface rust near fuel filler. All auto fluids are hygroscopic they attract moisture. Survivor cars need work master & slave cyls will seize, fuel tanks will rust & rubber will perish. she wants 10,000 is this a survivor.

[hqhzvans]

Agree to Disagree. They are out there but what defines them. I have another example of a HR sedan also in the one family, again the daughter owns it. Original paint, interior 8/10, its up on blocks in a shed with 30,000 miles. Original brake linings & 3 original tyres. Has no rust only surface rust near fuel filler. All auto fluids are hygroscopic they attract moisture. Survivor cars need work master & slave cyls will seize, fuel tanks will rust & rubber will perish. she wants 10,000 is this a survivor.

That HR sure sounds like a survivor in the way you have described it more so than the HQ you mentioned as the HQ sounds like it is very much battered and bruised though one could argue it is still a surviving original car sometimes its not so clear cut without seeing the car in the flesh, if they have been a one or two owner car and kept pretty much original thats a great start

[steve1975]

HQ is on the road, HR is not needs & whatever for RWC & Rego. Survivor to me is on the road. The HR is a great car.
I feel at time we are too critical of peoples efforts in " restoring " their cars . Gen Y & whatever the next Gen is have not seen or know of most cars as we do. I would like to see something like classic car week where people drive their cars to work, school. etc. Go back in time. what a sight.