It's whatever floats your boat (as a friend of mine likes to say).

That car is stunning. Similar to mine, but man, orange is a great color on these cars. Ravenna green is my favorite 914 color, but with GT flares, I think orange looks the best, bar none.

As for the thread topic, when adding flares and 5 lug hubs allows a car to come out like that, I shed no tears for the loss of originality.

Mine:

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First time I drove a big six conversion, I was hooked. No way I could go back to stock. In my second build, I decided to get a bone stock appearance but sneak a twin plug 2.7 to create the ultimate sleeper.

Given the prices that the big six conversions are getting, it won’t harm collectibility.

Mark. I'm a diehard survivor buff and not ashamed of it. Love keeping a car original and in amazing condition. But I drive them too....yes, far more minimally that some of you but I get to enjoy preserving as well as driving them. Just love preserving the history. A pic taken of Jim this fall before I put the car away (original owner of my car for 41 years). If you look closely you can see the green paint on the wheel lugs that he left on after the dealer recall of the Fuchs in 1973. No way I'm gonna remove it now.

With that said I love seeing cool restorations and am amazed at the skill that some of you have. I'm not a mechanic or body guy so I can offer my skills as a preservationist for me others to enjoy. It takes all types.

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