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Choice is good, and I am all for choice, but taking a Rembrandt painting and painting over it modern art is not a choice, but a criminal act ? Just my personal opinion

The sound of V8, straight 6 engines can't be replicated and it is not just loud noise, it is music to the ears of any automotive enthusiast worth anything I am all for EVs and some cars can be cool as restomods but taking old beautiful cars and gutting them just doesn't seem right to me.

That proportion [repowering vintage to EV vs modern or rebuilt IC] will NEVER invert- won’t ever even come close. ”Hey, I was thinking my classic hoopdie would be nicer if it were quieter and had a lower tunnel in the center.” ”We can do that by cutting out & fabricating new floors, and replacing the powertrain with electric motors.” ”That’s really cool!! How much would that cost on my ‘85 Mustang LX?” ”Only $53,000!” “B-but my car is only worth like $5,000...” -shrugs indifferently-

Happy Birthday!!! Crazy part is that many of us are not far behind you....#gettingoldfast

It looks like its only the block. Which I missed when I first read the article 2 days ago. I thought you got pistons and cams and everything else that makes an engine an engine for 18 Gs. [ note to self ] I must learn to read more good.

The '70s era stuff was all around me growing up- I rejected them for older, better stuff. Designed, fitted bumpers, detailed lights & trim. 'Full-flow' body design concept. God; GM pulled off some true modern art in the '60s - unsurpassed.

^ Link keeps using the term 'block' - pics didn't work for me; is it literally just the engine block? For $18,000???? If so, that's HILARIOUS!! FOR WHAT? A repro of an engine block that stock developed a walloping 265 gross HP? For $18K?

Ill always do the muscle car version of the vehicle in question when it comes to the muscle car era. One thing the later Colonnade versions have it on the earlier ones is T-Tops. I love them T-Tops. One thing Id do to that 1973 Hurst is Id ditch the vinyl roof and Id very much do T-Tops. I love a 1973 Grand Am too. I just LOVE the rear. From the rear quarter panels and on to the ass of the car.

How is that any different than someone that takes that same 85 Mustang LX and puts in a role over cage, new suspension and a powerful ICE power train so they can race. People make changes all the time to low cost old auto's. Just now we have the options of doing it with electric power train. Crate motors exist now that can change out the ICE engine with an Electric motor connected to the Transmission and you just add battery pack and controller. Options, that is what we are getting more of.

I can respect that, I loved the sound of the custom built 402 in my suburban, yet also as I have gotten older, I do not care for the loud sound any more. I would rather have the quiet with the space and room. As to why my 1994 GMC SLE suburban is my project auto that will eventually have the ICE power train ripped out and electric put in. Just like @Drew Dowdell loves his old car, some of us would rather have an old auto that is quiet as an EV. I would expect more older auto's to end up getting converted to EV than to modern ICE.

And some of us are older than you all #52feeling25. ? #AgeStateOfMind

Classic cars turned into EVs does nothing for me.

^ I think the above cars are junk and I still agree.

Thank you... it has been fascinating and strange... from spending childhood in E. Ohio near Pittsburgh, to middle school and high school in the Florida Keys, college in NE Ohio, grad school in Michigan, then over decade on the Front Range of Colorado, almost a decade in Arizona, then back to NE Ohio again.... Living on a farm in the middle of nowhere, living in a beach house, living in the suburbs, in apartments in college towns, living in a Winnebago... and all the places I've worked in my career---startups, Fortune 50 companies, to working from home for 3 years straight.. to the countless concerts I've been to that have likely ruined my hearing... the interesting cars I've owned and have driven...25+ years w/ SUVs, etc. Party on Wayne, party on Garth. Wherever you go, there you are!

A year ago, I wouldn’t have imagined spending my 50th birthday at home, but that is how today turned out. But I’ve enjoyed it, from the Southern ham biscuits for breakfast, to the lemon cake my sister baked, to the nice juicy NY Strip steak I grilled along w/ a bottle of fine French champagne and a bottle of Napa Viognier... And watched a great documentary about the Targa Florio. Sheltering at home w/ the little terriers I love and the one family member that really understands me, made it a good day. What a long, strange trip it’s been to 50....

A travesty

I can't believe how rusty and crappy Sprinter vans get when they're only a few years old.

I see mercedes has introduced yet another front wheel drive model to it's catalog- GLB. Has a 1.3L 4-cylinder. Und ya; ist looxoory! That is a new model right; they're using the same ultra-lame "First Eva" tagline.

I'll do this in YouTube - the first two cars I went bonkers over were different animals ... the Pontiac Firebird and the Cutlass Supreme coupe, of roughly the same period. I'd sketch them an awful lot. I found a couple of these on YouTube ... beautiful. 1.) '75 Cutlass Supreme coupe - great color that year - swivel out buckets - crank windows (fine with me) misses: no dual body color sport mirrors, no gauge package when there's a console, black seat belts (didn't pop for the upcharge), whitewalls would have looked better, and these metallic rust ones looked better with white vinyl landau roofs the price was way too much IMO (see windshield) but someone went for it 1.) '75 Cutlass Salon coupe (top of the line) - great color combo but landau roof should have been burgundy or silver, not black - crank windows (fine with me), gauge package comes with this trim level misses: black seat belts (would have expected color ones with this trim level), didn't like the exhaust note since that's not what a stock one with an intact exhaust system should sound like sold ... price unknown ... this thing is a dream, a true icon of Americana at its best circa the bicentennial Those were the days.

I never really liked the E-Type. I could see how people see it as the "most beautiful" car design ever, but I certainly dont think it is. I even think its ugly actually... I dont have any negative views regarding how classic cars are restored. As long as somebody has the money, the energy and most importantly, the passion, to restore the classics and make them roadworthy so they could be driven again. So called heretic powertrains? Im all for that!!! Of course I do have biases, so in order for me to be really impressed with heretic powertrains, the powertrains will have to fit the "persona" of the vehicle and in the style that the vehicle is being restored. Anyhoo...to those that didnt like the idea of an EV powertrain in that classic Jaaaaaag. Here is an idea... https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a32979753/jaguar-reproduction-xk-straight-six-engine-block/ If not...the tried and true LS swap classic never gets old. ???

India Tata motors has brought to market an $18,000 EV. 194 miles of range for the FWD EV. https://electrek.co/2020/06/29/indias-18000-tata-nexon-ev-points-to-global-ev-affordability/ Peugeot reveals their electric commercial van. Two battery options for a choice of 143 miles or 205 miles of range. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/peugeot-reveals-e-expert-electric-commercial-van/ Personal choice and CHOICE is the key here. I have no problem with you having your ICE auto. There should also as is finally happening choices to go EV on older auto's for those that do not want to build their own project. I AM an Automotive Enthusiast and I AM worth it and still I like the sound and way EVs drive and work.

The truly sad part is this: if these owners wanted an EV, then buy a Tesla. There will be more EVs in the next couple of years, so why radically alter cars that are north of 50 years old?

I understand what you are saying, but Tesla is so butt ugly. Those old classics are far better looking than any Tesla. Take your favorite auto you have fond memories of and think if it was your personal auto with electrical power train. Giving you more room and quiet.

Yea, I understand that, but his art does nothing for me, so paint away I say. To each their own, that is why options are the best. I would take a sexy Jaguar E-Type conversion that they are doing. This sexy body on a modern electric powertrain zipping along.