Dan makes an interesting point.
My favorite car event has been the Colorado Conclave. The event
includes a Saturday drive in the mountains, then a laid back show on
the Sunday. All British cars and bikes are welcome, regardless of
condition. Some of the tatty, rusted cars have wonderful history which
can never be uncovered if they stay in the parking lot. Frankly I am
bored with over restored cars. Give me a vehicle that is thrashed and
has scars from being driven hard. Let the trailer queens stick to the
concours events where their owners can debate about tire tread
cleanliness.
To this end, I will again park my 65 "Cow sat upon" MGB with the
pretty polished MGBs in the next car show I go to. Six years ago it too
was pretty and shiny. Now after years of daily driving and two major
accidents, she is no longer a viable restoration candidate. But she
still runs and drives, dammit. And I still get that same feeling
pushing her around curves in third gear with the exhaust wailing. Until
I build another pretty shiny car, she is my Bitish car and deserves
better than to be relegated to the parking lot.
Just some thoughts, from a LBC driver.
Kelvin.
Dan Ray wrote:
> constraints. Plus, it separates the "tatty" cars from the ones whose owners
> really spent some time and money! (that's a good thing, as long as they get
> driven once in a while)
> I was even ready to make placards stating date and price of purchase,
> to-date repairs, etc... With a big show, one would have to set a limit (no
> real bad rust buckets, unless significant welding completed).
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