We live in a small town near a big city, our population is under
5,000. Still a lot of small town cruising during the summer.
One night last summer a teen-age guy on a date with his
girl stopped to admire our '58 DeSoto. They were in a newer little
car, a Neon IIRC, but that didn't stop their attraction to a forward look
car.
--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '41 Dodge, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:38
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Do People Still
Restore Cars ?
ideed brandie is right, its a shame but there are
a few 'highbrow' folk out there in the motoring world that have some
detrimental advice for potential resto/rod/custom car
enthusiasts.
i believe that "each to his or her own" applies
here, you cant force someone not to love a particular vehicle. myself i have
always been devoted to GM until i bought my first ford, then stumbled across a
mopar. we all come into this world blind, some of us take longer to open our
eyes and realise how lucky we still are, parts are still (somewhat) plentiful
and we can pick up a nice forwardlooker at a reasonable price. personally i
can love a car for any merit i see fit, im not biased by brand.
i always look back and think, man those guys
racing 37 ford V8 coupes on dirt tracks and destroying them for fun mustve had
some nerve! to think how many were lost...
maybe we should act more like custodians of these
beauties, restore or modify to your hearts content, just remember one day the
car will move on to another owner (unless you are being buried with
it?!)
we may like to think the younger generation are
full of turbo charged fast and the furious clones, but i'm seeing a new trend
of kids that want cars to stand out from the crowd. its not just a paint-job
and a set of 18" chrome wheels anymore. its about the lines and nostalgia of
the cars.
have fun people!
ps brandie, your ride is still the coolest
plymouth ive seen.
james ,27 mechanic
christchurch
new zealand (come over - its
beautiful)
1958 plymouth suburban
1965 ford zephyr (british)
1994 subaru wrx (way too fast)
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