SPL311RDST@aol.com wrote
>I recently went to the Barrett-Jackson auction here in Scottsdale... It was
>really a sad day. Beatuiful cars- lotsa $$, but no one seemed to really
>*care* about the "smile-factor" of the cars. Sure, the sellers knew all the
>specs, could quote production ##'s but I found it an insult to the
>designers/engineers/ and the cars themselves to just be looked at as objets
>d'art. Take the guy in the '50 Delahaye - grinding the gears as he drove it
>off to the auction block... HE never drove that car - it was painfully
>obvious. Or the '69 Torino Talledega with 00004.3 on the odometer. The sign
>quoted " 2 mi on resto- every nut & bolt dissassembled and restored to
>original." Gee.. that makes avg life between total rebuiild 2.15 mi. What
>kind of life for a car is THAT ?!?!?!?!?. Or the AC Aceca - "race car -
>correct in every way" - ok, so where's the greasy fingerprints on the
>windscreen from jumping into the driver's seat? where's the grease oozing
>out
>from the spinners of my favorite brand of wheels: "UNDO----->" ? Rock chips?
>remains of pit/inspection-stickers on the windscreen? how about the pucker
>marks in the worn leather seats when the warning sign *really meant* 35mph
>??? Ha! - this car wasn't correct. and, BTW, new leather looks like PLASTIC
>!!!!
>
>I know, I know, enough already... but I just don't want our Datsuns to ever
>end up this way.
You go, girl
marc t
==========================================================================
Marc Tyler
TDROC
1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
1965 L-320 #L320 013642 (the misspent ute)
1965 L-20 (Still in CA)
http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/Datsun_homepage.html
Sisterdale TX
|