Actually on Myth busters they showed that it doesn't matter what color the flag is, white, blue, red... it's all the same.
but back on topic...
Oh, no! If you take a thread off topic on THIS Forum; you can't just shove it back on-topic yourself! It requires that one or more of the Professionals of the GCTRT (Gutter-Closet Threadjack Removal Team) put it back to right! Usually, this requires a little time spent on the new topic; before restoration to the original topic. I don't see Fritz or Dan around here; so I'll attempt to do this myself, before calling them in for backup....
Yeah, bovines are essentially color-blind; so the color is not nearly as important as the
motion of the cloth. Quick, erratic movement will attract bulls; movement such as the flapping of a GREEN uniform vest in a breeze. They will run to investigate this movement; and if the vest's wearer realizes that 1800 lbs of "ornery live hamburger" is bearing down on him and runs away; it only further arouses the bull's curiosity. Which is how a 17-year-old can end up thrown across and partially over a fence with said bull head-butting his boots; crushing vertebral discs at L3, L5 and L6, and intermittant pain which can flare up even 28 years later.
Don't ask me how I know; right now I'm still waiting for the 800mg of Advil to kick in...
NOW, TO PUT THIS THREAD BACK ON-TOPIC.....
While it is true that certain rare examples of a vehicle's "breed" could and should be restored to "showroom" condition; it is not necessarily
mandatory for the owner to do so! Studies have indicated that a motor vehicle often becomes an extension of its owner's personality; and therefore ends up being "personalized". Such personalization can run the gamut from stylized seatcovers and fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror to obscene paintjobs to "radical surgery" in the engine compartment; such as a stroked FE engine in place of a 200 CID six (with, hopefully, the necessary
suspension/drivetrain modifications) - or perhaps even the "importation" of later-model Mustang EFI systems. Sometimes the modifications go beyond anything that was attempted by the factory (like an EFI 351 Cleveland), and the necessary parts can be rather pricey; but the owner is determined to have it someday, and will scrimp and save to purchase the parts and make the modifications. (Like how long it's going to take me to save up the $2300 that Mass-Flo EFI wants, plus the cost of new fuel lines and high-pressure fuel pump for the Cougar!) All of this on a "Classic" car. Has it become "No longer Classic?" Look at it this way: I just heard that a friend of mine is on "the list" for a possible heart transplant. If she gets a new heart, will she no longer be the friend I've known for 20 years?
Now, obviously there will be those who frown upon this; but modern etiquette should indicate that the nay-sayers always remember that "It's your car, man". Because it
is my car, man; it's not some rare Cat, it's a '73 XR-7 hardtop with a grocery-getter 2V Cleveland and an FMX. I got it because the PO owed me money, and I can make it become whatever my heart desires and my wallet can stand. You may not like it; but you're not required to like it! I only ask that you refrain from putting your restrictions on me. If you find that you can't do that; then I'd suggest you crack open your wallet and
buy it from me! But be prepared to do
that more than once; because I'll just take your money and buy another one and start all over again. "It's my car, man!"