Being the owner of a 1955 Imperial and two 1958 Ford
cars, I too get the ugly statement. I have a
neighbour with a Tupperware 2 door (corvette). He
thinks my cars are ugly. I told him that the cars are
a work of art. That the definition of ugly is when you
shave a persons butt and make them walk backwards. He
was the only thing around that needed a butt shaving.
RC in Billings Montanaaaaaa
--- Scott Sakayeda <Ssakayeda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Im
not sure if I blame the "import" car community
> for some of the hate
> towards old cars, but it seems that way. I used to
> fiddle with hondas and I
> loved it . It was great 1900lb car 275hp turbo
> charged it was a blast to
> drive and I still wa able to manage a 26mpg fuel
> economy. But what stopped
> me from going on was the punks that were involved
> with the sport. they think
> that if they cut their muffler off to make it loud
> they had a Porsche
> killer. Its so annoying. My car (honda) looked like
> any other civic...that
> is until you heard the turbo spooled. No loud
> exhaust, no Transformer body
> kits...nothing Now all I will buy has to be presmog
> 74 and older. I am only
> 26, but my love for old cars never left me. I can
> remember when I was 10yrs
> old and all I wanted was a 67 camaro or the 64
> belvedere that my dad owned
> as a kid. everyone has their tastes and I just think
> that if you forget
> about hating other things you will have more fun
> with what you got. Not all
> import people are like this, but the majority now
> are...some muscle car guys
> are like this too as we have heard... I like all
> cars...from my 2003 honda
> accord to my 98 chevy truck, to my everlasting
> project 40 ford tudor sedan,
> to my newly accquired 63 Imperial. I used to think
> that the Imperial was
> kinda weird looking...that is until I drove it(what
> a beauty!!!).
> Appreciation and respect go along way, but when
> someone becomes too "loyal"
> to a brand I notice tunnel vision takes over. Sorry
> I had to vent a
> little...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave & Tracy"
> <dave-tracy.sherratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Negative Comments
>
>
> > This thread is quite interesting within its own
> right. Last May I posted
> an
> > article about some 17 year olds at a local car
> show who were shunned by
> > other classic car owners on the field (which I was
> disgusted over) and who
> > were very enthusiastic about my Imperial and were
> taken aback because I
> took
> > the time to talk to them about the car. Last
> Monday it was a clear day so
> I
> > decided to take the Imperial to a local beauty
> spot with good views to
> take
> > some photos. On parking up two young lads approx
> 18 or 19 years of age
> > tapped on the side glass and asked very politely
> if they could photograph
> > the car for their college course. I gave the lads
> the usual 20 questions
> on
> > what the course was and then agreed that they
> could photograph the car as
> > long as it was for their college course only and
> not for their own use
> upon
> > the internet. Again I am for the promotion of the
> hobby and for helping
> or
> > trying to get the younger generation to understand
> that owning an old car
> is
> > not a taboo subject or something that they are
> only allowed to look at but
> > not touch. Its still my belief that this younger
> generation will one day
> be
> > the custodians of our beloved cars and not just
> Imperials. I was impressed
> > with Erik Henly with his 63 LeBaron and it his his
> generation that we need
> > to work with.
> >
> > As for my opinion of the guy behind the counter
> upon his remarks of the
> > Imperial 440 engine and dodge charger swap, in my
> honest opinion he wanted
> > his backside kicking because of the negative
> effect on that store, not
> only
> > locally but world-wide via this club (I wonder
> what his boss would think
> > about that!) I would ask anybody that owns an old
> or classic car to
> > remember that we are ambassadors to a hobby that
> all too many people would
> > like to see squashed.
> >
> > Just my tuppence worth
> > Dave
> > 60 Le Baron
> > England
> >
> >
> >
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