I'm all in favour of modding cars which is why I have a track prepared Spitfire and am currently busy fitting an M series 16v Rover motor to my Humber Sceptre - both of these are 'individuals / one offs' and are not trying to emulate anything else.
I think if you are modding something to make it totally different from anything else then that's ok but I don't really see the point in modding a car to try and make it appear to be a car that it obviously isn't.
The 1.8 75 with full V8 style bodywork and numerous V8 badges that was discussed on these boards a while back is a case in point. To me the car just looked daft and shouted ' Hey I really want a V8 but I can't afford one so I'm just pretending'. Yes, I'd like a V8 but I'm not going to pretend my Tourer is one.
But then it is YOUR car and you should do what YOU want with it.
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