i see why you would keep an old 240, 300zx, sentra, 5.0 or car like that... but why the maxima. Also, he wanted to keep it 100% stock and RESTORE IT. that is the point of the thread, he specifically wanted to keep every stock, whicj would rule out "build the crap out of them." sorry you missed that

 

i think this is a matter of taste and opinion, as some have said on here. i do not think it is "sacrosanct" to stay OEM. for any car, except for extremely limited examples like the Tucker, if the owner so sees it to change the car, then it is well within entitlements to do such a thing. unfortunately, many people lack the acumen to judge properly what to remove and how: "tastelessness."

if you keep the OEM parts while modding, then there is little to worry about for posterity - you are covered if you end up, for some reason, holding the car for the duration of your lifetime. to pass it down, perhaps, is the aim of some here. if such is the case, one could find a decent used gen of their preference, stock, and park it under a secure state of preservation. we never know what will become collectible for sure, as some models off the expected path can suddenly become hot items decades down the line. cars tend to go from junk to classics suddenly, often without warning. some people are already restoring their 2nd gen maximas, as i have seen this happening on the 2nd gen boards as well as 2nd gen specific member sites. in the world of car restoration, this is called "special interest autos." the maxima falls under that category fully. (a 1957 belair is a "collectible classic," whereas a 1963 plymouth savoy 4dr, in mint condition, is a "special interest auto").

keep the badges in a shoebox.

 

And to think I'm gonna add a couple badges to mine

 

like that hot cefiro or gtr..... right

 

personally i want my badges, the one that i have ( on the grill. the back is molded into the plastic....

 

As one of the "older folks", I appreciated the '50's and 60's customs of builders like George Barris and still do 50 years later. De-chroming and sealing seams with lead along with "Frenched" headlights and custom grills of these "Lead Sleds" are as popular today as they were in the 50's.
If you doubt this just check out your local rod and custom show or the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise and like events.
Stock isn't for everybody and the import car customizing of today will still be as popular with todays young people in 50 years as it is today, including the missing badges and name plates.
BTW, I removed the Nissan badge and MAXIMA logo from my 96' Maxima shortly after buying in new. As I've done with several other of my past cars. I do hold on to them for re-installation.

-Mark

 

imo it doesn't look any better than this:

 

i really like customized old cars, or atleast improved. If a old chevelle 454 has low compression, and a carb vacuum problem... wouldnt you fix that (they do have those issues) so if someone thinks the nissan logo on the back of their maxima is ugly...take it off. the 4th gen is better off without the nissan on the tail

 

From this thread it looks like almost everyone has their own point of view. My dad had a 67' firebird 400 back in his day and all his friends had other american muscle cars. He likes the idea that i'm taking care of my car and making it my own, but if i were to talk to him like my car is gonna be looked at in the way his and other american cars are now, he'd probably laugh and he knows how great maximas are. The japanese brought a lot to the car scene in america and the way you can mod the hell out of these things is one of them. Even though i don't like ricers...its a huge part of this generation whether we like it or not. And i don't see how you can rice out a firebird or a mustang as easily as you could with a honda. Things change and the way i see it, in the future a lot of people will look back at these cars for what was done to them (whether its rice or not, but hopefully rice won't be looked at like its beautiful ), and what they could handle performance wise, everyone knows how much the VQ's can take. Though i do think its possible that the maxima will be looked back on from what a great sedan it was stock compared to others. But that might be more commercial than anything else, the public will be pictureing how much work people put into the cars. Maybe not, but i guess its just hard for me to look at the maxima like how my dad misses all those muscle cars, because i love those things too.

- deX

 

well my dad had a 64 1/2 jag (a good era to learn how to drive and buy your first car) im sure even he thought the stock emblems were ugly

 

personally, i don't care where my car is in 50 years. i'll probably be dead by then when that happens, i don't give a fark if some schmoe is complaining out his **** that he can't restore my car cuz he can't find oem parts.

 

there is no world wide nissan emblem shortage anyway

 

The 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL had a 406 option and a 4 speed option. It was very quick for a big steel brute. I recently saw one in Myrtle Beach with 38,000 original miles that looked like it rolled out of a showroom. The guy bought it to store it and kept it in a temperature controlled garage. Nothing was ever restored - it didn't need to be. It even had the original tires. He couldn't place a value on it but had been offered $85,000 and laughed (he paid $3800).

 

My 1970's built NEC TV in the garage wouldn't look the same without all my badges stuck to it.

I have the Cefiro/maxima it looks alot sleeker with no badges, plus as was mentioned before, the maxima will never be a collector car. Not here in oz anyway, just saw a 99 top of the line maxima/cefiro, leather, wood grain, tv, roof all factory fitted with 58000km for AUD$11800.

 

$ 34,900 1963 Ford Galaxie PENNS CREEK, PA
FORD: 1963 Galaxie fastback 2-dr hardtop, 406 tri-power, 4-spd, red bench seat, restored rust-free body, none nicer, $34,900. 570-837-0487, PA; www.villageservice.com
Category: Collector Date Posted: 11/24/03

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$ 3,500 1963 Ford Galaxie SAN DIEGO, CA
GALAXIE: 1963-1/2 fastback, very solid body in primer, bumpers and moldings, etc already removed in prep for paint, good bench interior, tired 352, auto, hard to find a clean easy project like this, $3,500. Alex Takessian, 619-298-9801 days, FAX: 619-298-9808, CA; e-mail: fordllord@aol.com (ford "llord")
Category: Collector Date Posted: 11/24/03

 

i never liked galaxies

 

hmmmmm ok

I debadged mine... still have everything

I like it... do I care if my car is woth 10gs in 30 years?? uhhmmm not as long as it sits in my garage....

will I forget my Maxima is a Maxima because I took off the emblems?? nope...

if I buy a limited production vehicle... yea I'd keep it as it is... but in 30 years seeing a Maxima around will be like seeing just an old..... old..... family sedan

 

I totally agree, I would like to get a hold of an old datsun someday.

 

*takes off emblem* wait....is this an accord?

 

if you realize there's going to be a market for OEM stuff, you should start buying them up. Then you can "will" them to your grandkids, who will become billionaires when the hoardes of Max restorers need the badges 50 years from now....