Contemplating the Gooding & Co. 300 SL "Survivor vs Restored" Gullwing Sale

"MotoArigato" (MotoArigato) 01/20/2014 at 16:31 • Filed to: scottsdale, 300sl, gullwing, survivor, restored, gooding & co., 2014, results, prices, achieved

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505Turbeaux > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 16:34

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I love this trend, If a car is truly bad then by all means restore. I want to sit in the same piece of remaining leather the original owner did, along with all that. Dont wash away history

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 16:39

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I think as far as looks go, my preference would be somewhere between "survivor" and "concourse". I would like my leather not to be torn, but I do like the aged look on the leather of the survivor.

HammerheadFistpunch > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 16:39

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I'm torn on this; My leather is worn and parts need to be replaced for me to use it, so I'm going to. Why should we let classics rot away, when we can restore to factory condition? On the other hand, I can see the idea of leaving patina on a gun that will never fire again because of the history. I would side with restoration because the materials in a car aren't timeless but the lines are, why let it rot away into obscurity and never have the joy of seeing the true form in the name of originality?

f86sabre > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 16:44

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I love the look of the unrestored car, but there are some items in the interior that need to be fixed. That is when things get tough. How do you sympathetically deal with problem areas without going too far.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 17:01

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I love the way restored cars look...but...you do truly lose something, like you're erasing history. It's the same reasoning behind "I don't want to die without any scars" it gives the implication that there's no story behind it. To learn about a restored car's history (it's life) you have to dig into stacks of paper. Sifting through receipts, work orders, registrations, etc. An unrestored car tells you its story. Every imperfection in the tells a story, every tear a footnote in its life. It's why I love seeing an unrepaired race car in a museum. You can relive parts of a race from years long past in a glance.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > MotoArigato 01/20/2014 at 17:18

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I'm in the middle of this debate on my BMW '02 right now. I kind of love the cars patina but at the same time... I don't know. I would love the interior to be mint but leave the outside "loved" with a few minor updates. In fact, that's what I'll probably end up doing. You can always paint it again but there's no way to get that beautiful patina back.

"That's a good idea, Barry...

Yes it is, other Barry. Yes it is."

MotoArigato > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/21/2014 at 18:39

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Same here, I really wish my leather was just worn but not torn, tho I have been reading more ways to stabilize the damage from continuing by laying a leather piece as a patch under the existing material to glue the original seat material down against. I also plan to Leatherique the holy hell out of all interior leather this summer, even the inside of the glove box and door pockets are leather on my car so it will be a job for sure.