The shock-absorbers that came off the car were painted red (a later repaint) but, having now cleaned them up, I can see they are Koni 82-1232 units that have a date code of Jan 1967. These are not period to my car (which is three years older) and have obviously been fitted at some point during the car's life in America (possibly when the car was restored in 1985).
I'm now somewhat torn as to whether to pay to get these refurbished and put back on the car (and then sell the painted Boge units) or simply to sell them as they are. I'm not sure whether it is better to have refurbished 1967 Koni shock absorbers on the car or brand new units that are very close to the Girling originals in look and colour (I have attached a picture of how the car is currently looking). We have attempted to keep it looking stock as possible with appropriate road-use upgrades (e.g. Coopercraft brakes). Hence my dilemma on the shock-absorbers.
Views and thoughts most welcome!
