Bob Jones notes:
<I believe the only way around this problem is to own many cars,
some on which the owner continually procrastinates any sort of
restoration work, some which would make Shipwrights proud, and
some which lanquish in Restorer's Malaise.>
The main thing is to have at least one lbc to DRIVE. Here in the Northeast
that means to drive for 6-7 months. Only minimum maintenance takes
place during the driving months. Significant restoration work is done in
the non-driving months. If one restores during the driving months one
isn't doing enough driving.
I have been driving and maintaining the MGA this Driving Season, while
trying to rebuild an engine for the Spitfire - postponing the major TR4A
restoration until November. The Spit engine project is going very slowly
because I'm trying to do it "out of season".
It must be difficult to live in a place where lbc driving can be done
year-round;
when would the restoring get done?
George Haynes
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