does any of you guys enjoy the pro touring style ?

[MultiMopars]

I just posted this question on another site and have not gotten an answer.

"Can someone give me a definition of just EXACTLY what a Pro Touring car is? I see the term tossed around but don't know where it came from and if there is a real definition."

To me, it is just another name for "street rod." Smoothing, frenching, shaving body parts, upgraded suspension, drivtrains, adding options, custom paint. What is the difference? Just the fact that people are doing it to muscle cars that most people already think are pretty cool
rather than cars from the 20-50s?

Since what you are doing this to a plain Jane low power Camaro that they made thousands of, go for it. If you were doing it to a hipo big block I would be unhappy.

I love all old muscle cars. I don't get into the paint daub, cosmoline, every original sticker type of resto. I paint suspension parts and other under car parts with the idea of keeping them looking fresh but not with the idea of winning a car show. I drive my cars.

I like the term "RestoMod." Restored/modified. I like the F.A.S.T. race venue. Something that looks pretty much stone stock with hidden performance modifications. I like it a step further with hidden modern upgrades like sound systems, power windows, A/C, etc. The things that make these cars more pleasurable to drive more often, as I have become spoiled with my newer drivers. However, I wnat the car to look stock to the casual observer and not like something that belongs in a street rod show.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE street rods too (in the traditional sense) I just don't want to see it on an original muscle car.