Holy shit.. Has hell frozen over? I can't believe I'm actually typing this but I agree with you for once (maybe twice now).. The best thing for everyone is to agree to disagree and move on. Paint it 25% flat mixed with 83.264867% gloss mix in a little matte and finish it with 1/2 cup of "this looks about right" and pray the boogeymen don't get you at the next car show..
I am just as passionate as the next guy when it comes to survivors but none of them were built 100% exactly the same which makes every car unique and another reason why I enjoy the hobby. The seriousness and the money driver (as you mentioned) has ruined the hobby for the "normal" guy. So to your comment about the workers of NOR. I don't doubt they are a wealth of knowledge but like anything its been 50+ years and I don't expect them to have every detail in their memory banks. Hell I couldn't tell you what I ate for breakfast yesterday.. Best thing to do is take in as much data as you can and make your own judgement on things and stop listening to the noise and as I said before, enjoy it. Not to derail this thread any further but I also believe this world has become very toxic with the social media platforms and even car forums. Yes there is good with the bad but if everyone would sit those phones down and get out in the garage or take a drive in their favorite car things would get better overall. Maybe not. That's why I joke around as much as I do because you get enough seriousness from your local news station and I wanna come to places like this and CRG to learn, joke and to unwind. Enough about that bullshit. Lets see some more survivor photos of those cars Charley!! And I still think you suck..