Do we really want to encourage someone to restomod a 54K-mile '64.5?
Granted the offenhauser intake is a mod. But that's period correct!
Why not?
My Ex father in law wisdom on mustangs is:
If you bought it for 2000.00 its worth 2000.00 , If you restomod it and enjoy it after putting in another 3000.00 and you did all the safety upgrades, you are still ahead.
You will not lose any money, let the fool that downgrade's the car by putting it all back original for 20,000 or more to restore it lose the money.
It's highly doubtfull that any museum will ever want to pay big buck's for any of our mustang.
On the Shelby's, when the 67 and 68 shelbys first came out everyone complained about the original POS fiberglass, just like they do now on the fiberglass, thats available!
The only one that loses money on your decision not to restore a Mustang to original spec's are the "original parts" vendor's!
I been tracing the price of the restored 65-66 mustangs on ebay - they usually get relisted for 1/2 the value, a nicely done resto- mod with the safety upgrades will fetch more.
It made sense to me I am resto modding mine and enjoying the hell out of it!