Bill,
I believe they are looking for labourers to work on demolishing the pyramids?
At 07:11 PM 7/6/00 EDT, WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 06/07/00 2:20:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
>> Someone once said
>> that we didn't inherit the earth from our forefathers, we are borrowing
it
>> from our grandchildren. Same goes for our LBCs. We have to take the
>> time to involve kids in the care and maintenance of these wonderful
cars.
>
>Personally, I don't give much of a rat's ass whether the next generations
>have interesting cars or not. I (selfishly, I'm sure) involve myself in this
>hobby purely for my own gratification. When I am gone, they can crush em as
>far as I'm concerned (apres moi le deluge - I'm in good company with old
>Louis here).
>
>I have had people criticise me for racing a Twincam, because I should be
>restoring it and preserving it. B******t! It's my dime and I'll do what I
>want with it. If I blow up the last Twincam engine in existence at 7500 rpm
>on the last lap in the last race I ever run, at least it will have gone out
>in style, doing what it was intended to do, rather than being fussed over by
>a bunch of anal retentive polishers.
>
>I have been criticised by Pontiac enthusiasts for modifying a stock 88 Fiero
>GT (my daily driver and a car of at least relative rarity). Sure, I could
>have put it in a gas filled plastic bag for posterity, assuming posterity
>would give a damn about it, but instead I enjoy the hell out of it with a
>non-stock 300 bhp engine and a grin on my face most of the time.
>
>But hey - if you are concerned about the preservation of cars, there is
>nothing stopping you from buying a Twincam or two and mothballing them for
>future generations. I wouldn't presume to tell anyone else how to spend
their
>money, any more than I would accept that sort of advice from others.
>
>OTOH, if you have kids and can interest them in playing car with you, DO IT!
>Not for the cars' sake, but for the sake of your relationship with your
kids.
>There's a lot of potential future fond memories there.
>
>Bill S.
>
>
Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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