Paul,
This sounds like the part of North Carolina where I grew up, excepting
that the cars were Fords etc.. with the odd VW thrown in. For the most part,
British car owners generally gave each other a wave, or thumbs up, when
meeting -- often followed by a bit of 'dicing' if headed in the same
direction. Now a days, however, I often find myself waving to no
acknowledgement. I have figured out that many of the non-wavers are youngish
and new to the LBC scene and the retreat of British manufactured cars from
these shores has disrupted the continuity comradeship. On the other hand,
sometimes I'm in the Interceptor and they don't know its a British car.
Including one guy in an Austin Healey who asked me what it was. I told him,
and also informed him that Jensen actually built many of the big Healey
bodies -- next time I saw him, he waved.
Michael, New Bern, NC
You wrote:
>. . .Roadside repairs were a regular sight - the sort of thing Barney does like
>changing diffs and engines on the side of the road was pretty common then.
>Well, everyone who came upon such a scene could easily place themselves in
>it, and roadside assistance was graciously offered - especially for like
>makes of vehicle.
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>A special wave was developed by some individual marques acknowledging each
>other's presence when passing. MG in particular - one finger off the wheel
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