240Z Motor Mounts, Original Color

[Royce]

Actually, "over restored" cars is much an issue with all makes. If you watch the restoration shows on SpeedTV they are always talking about the need to match the factory overspray on the undersides and door jams of classic cars- like Corvette's, Mustang's and Mopar's. I am sure the same is true fo the European restoration.

In fact, I was at a very high end Italian car restoration shop in Berkeley, CA. I was commenting on a beautiful '50s Maserati OSCA MT4 that was still on the shops transporter. The shop owner said how it was such a shame that the owner paid more than half a million dollars for the car and that they will have to take it down to bare metal to fix all the things done "wrong" during the restoration of the car. Things like using gloss paint were it should be flat. Things painted the body color instead of grey, etc. But I guess if you can afford to pay for the car, you can pay to make it right.

But it is things like this that make history interesting!

I would have to say my Z is a combination of under-restored and over-restored bits! But as Keith says, it is paid for!

Have fun!