You won't get any flack from classic enthusiasts Swifty, jealousy maybe, but no flack.
Just loiter near your car and earwig the discussions about it and you'll see what I mean. With mine, the main topic of conversation from classic buffs has been whether or not it's been restored. Some say it has to have been because there's no rust, and this is met with the argument that it's clearly aluminium so won't rust, while the imperfect paint can only have been applied decades ago. I haven't heard anybody question whether it's real or not in three years of classic shows.
Enjoy your car, it's a credit to you. One very small observation though: I know you probably machined your gearknob yourself, but an aluminium ball would just 'fit' the look of your car so much better I think...
Oh, and if you were to take commissions to make aluminium gear gates like yours, what sort of price would we be talking about. PM me if talking money on the forum seems a bit vulgar.
