Originally Posted by
thinktubes
Not cost effective and probably detrimental to the value of the finished product. The cost of the real deal and producing replica is pretty small.
Turning a pedestrian Mustang into a Shelby or Boss 302 as examples, both started out as Ford Mustangs.
The equal in the bike industry would not be very rewarding, say, taking a typical 80's DeRosa and turning it into a 35th anniversary model?
You would probably spend more in creating that compared to just sourcing a true example.