Nothing against mesh grilles or people who put them in but I prefer the OEM look on cars that will be preserved for the future. On your car, see rule #1 below.

In general, there are exceptions but the more orginial a car is the more value it will hold in the car collectors world. To the crusher it will not make a big difference which one it sports. However 25 years from now if you are looking for a grille it will probaly be a OEM one not a mesh one. Just my thoughts.

Rule #1. It is your car and you can do what you please to it.

The issue of originality is one that is debated in almost every collectible car forum. There are people on both sides who share a passion for their cars and are admint in their points of view. But there is a middle road so please read on.

Funny at this point you probaly think I am a pureest BUT I have a 1975 TR6 that looks like a 1973. Bumper wise it no longer sports its Dolly Partons and I have removed all the smog equipment and it runs better. However I keep all parts and can restore it to "new" condition in a day. So please hold onto those old OEM grilles. Put them in the attic or in the garage crawl space; they will be needed by someone someday and may in fact be worth some real money.