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I get your drift. I was fortunate to find this example with only 33,150 original miles, along with clear remembrances by the mature grandson, who sold it to me, of his grandfather only driving it on special outings.

Later on, he had taken it upon himself in the eighties, when he was in his mid-twenties, to drive the car and look after it somewhat. After having an old-school body man repair any damage using lead, they went about doing a complete brake job, drove about 20 miles, and then in 1985, parked it for 27 years. Aside from the hydraulic cylinders, the brakes are almost new!

One reason why folks may choose to upgrade the trunk is that as I understand the PAC judging rules, the trunk interior is not to be judged, except by the Best of Show Team "when necessary", which I guess means only if that is the only means by which one car can be judged better than the other. Not sure if PI judging is the same. If trunks were normally judged, maybe more people would try to make them authentic.
Ken

PS. Not that my car would win any prizes in that regard or any other. (Too much junk in the trunk!)