Cudaz,
You totally missed my point. I wouldn't do myself any favors by visiting the members pages to see what they have done to their cars, because out of all of them (with maybe the exception of Coy Miller), we've (East End SC) done the most to a number of cars. East End SC has built a number of performance engines for SC owners, and I love doing it. My point was...................
In the classic car market (that means all classic cars, not just SCs), originality almost always wins over a modded car when it comes to re-sale value.
Sure, an SC is not a classic car as of yet, but if it ever makes it to that status, my excellent condition stock SC will certainly catch a better price than a modded one (even if I get a little less money for it, I'll certainly make more profit from it's sale). I for one am willing to hold on to my SC for a long time, because I love the car, and it certainly has the potential to be a classic some day.
I encourage people to mod their cars, but I'd never tell them in a million years that it will be worth more money than a stock SC, because it's just not true. If it is worth more money than a stock SC, it's only worth more money to a very small percentage of people (people like you and me who know how much money goes into modding a car). The masses won't care what you've done to it, and may even shy away from buying it because of the work done to it.
Chris
P.S. Ever hear an older guy say, "Gee, I wish I would have kept that 1957 T-Bird convertable I bought for $150. It would be worth $60,000 today."? It could happen to us.