Originally Posted by cinco

I am by no means an ultra-purist - if something comes to me as a bare frame I tend to have some fun with componentry, as I'm currently doing with my '74 PX10. And let's not forget that I have little problem refinishing when doing so no longer impacts non-monetary aspects of value. But I do believe that the historical record belongs to every human being who will ever exist and that, collectively, those people are more important than I am. Conscience keeps me from feeling like my desires are more important than all of those people, and a respect for history keeps me from altering or parting-out something that might be more important to someone else than money and/or a transient personal preference is to me.

And unless you're going to be buried with something, you're only taking care of it for the next guy. You don't own it any more than the guy before you does, and I urge some basic consideration for the next guy.