On 6 Aug 2003 at 19:10, StuCohen@aol.com wrote:
> I'm working on a radio story about the informal/perceived
> hierarchy of antique cars. That is, who waves to whom when
> passing on the road, who would you feel inferior/superior to
With all due respect, something about this concept bothers me. There
may be folks who'll refuse to acknowledge me but I try to acknowledge
all older cars.
Miata drivers generally don't notice me one way or another because
their cars are pretty common and new enough to be not really a cult-
car requiring special treatment. However if a Miata driver waves (or
speaks in a parking lot) as one roadster driver to another, I'll wave
back. Many Jag owners seem to be oblivious to LBC's, even in older E-
types that would indeed seem to be cult-cars. Perhaps they are the
folks you should be asking, but I've always attributed that behavior
to a lack of LBC awareness, replaced by a sense of value of their
cars. While driving the GT6 I once had an exchange of waves with a
woman driving a new Mini before they were commonly available, someone
apparently aware of the Mini's heritage.
Discounting their original cost (because I'll never be able to afford
the Aston-Martin I really want :-), certainly all the British-
Leyland/Jaguar-Rover-Triumph cars share much common heritage. Even
if they didn't, their owners now share many common miseries. But the
bottom line is that it is fun to acknowledge others and receive
acknowledgement. So much fun that, shucks, I'll even wave to an MGB!
Just my $.007.
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Jim Muller
jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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