Mark Park wrote:
"Talked with my local LBC parts dealer the other day, and he says the vast
majority (like 90%) of his customers are old guys who wanted one of these
cars in high school but couldn't have one. They now buy one, restore it
to like new, and keep it in garage, driving once or twice a year. He
says this is in marked contrast to ten-fifteen years ago, when most of
his customers were young college guys and gals using their cars for
everyday transport."
WOW, for the first time in my life I don't feel steretypical. I'm a
white male, blond haired, blue eyed, conservative Christian who getting
too close to middle age with German, English, Irish, Scottish, and
French roots (how's that for Eurocentric!). Shame on me for causing all
the problems in the world. But what makes me unique is that I owned my
car when I was in high school. The trouble was it never got me any dates
because I had greasy finger nails and spent all my time working on it.
At the last class reunion I went to I was fondly remembered by one
popular girl as a "gear head". Obviously she was ignorant of fine
classic automobiles!
1959 MGA purchased in 1970 for $550 (I got ripped off).
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