Michael (and listers),
I really like your philosphy on this. And your Dad's motto. I think I've
mentioned this before, but I get a kick out of the people that, in spite of the
cars major flaws, still say, "what a cool car" and especially the kids that say,
"Mom/Dad! THAT'S the kinda car I want when I can drive!"
I will never have a "show" car, ALTHOUGH I did enter it in last years British
Car Union Des Plaines car show - funnier than hell - my car parked next to a
beautiful RHD, Blue, very, very nice Spit. The looks my car got! I should have
taken pictures of the people, not the cars! I actually feel more deserving
(sometimes) of the title "enthusiast" than people who trailer their cars to
shows or buy their Spits already restored - what fun is that?!
But Michael, yes I plan on doing a long trip. My girlfriend and I are talking
about a week or two driving through "Big Sky" country, camping, bed &
breakfasts, just cruising around and enjoying the big sky from cockpit of the
Spit.
And to answer your question - yep - it's on the road!
Later,
Vic
Michael wrote:
> > Is this where the "men/women" (serious enthusiasts) get seperated from
> > the "boys/girls" (not so serious)?
>
> As I said in another post, I've been driving my Spit wrecked, after somebody
> plowed it in a parking lot. (Just got it fixed today, though...) "Keep the
> shiny parts clean, and no one will notice the bad parts" was my dad's motto.
> Of course, the shiny parts are starting to get sparse on this car, so time
> is running out. But she runs like a top, and I'm driving the living %@#!#
> out of her. This is why I drive Spitfires and not Jaguars, Austin Healeys,
> or Lotuses; I can afford to drive Spitfires.
>
> I strongly agree that if you're going to put a few thousand into a Spitfire,
> you'd better take a look at your intentions. With nice ones going for
> $3000, putting just $2000 into a restoration means you'd better plan to hang
> on to it for awhile and enjoy it before trying to recoup your costs.
> Personally, I never sell my cars, so whatever I put into them, I keep. : )
>
> My next project is a '75 that's rust-free, but completely dead paint, and a
> nasty dent where it hit a deer. I do plan to drive it like that, until I
> work out all the bugs and get it running really great. I may swap the
> drivetrain out of my current driver and put in it first. Then I'll do the
> paint up right, but this will NOT be a showcar. My goal will be to build a
> car that will last me the next 10 years, but I do plan to drive it, possibly
> cross-country. Anyone care to join me? For those who haven't read about my
> Pennsylvania-to-Quebec dash, check it out!
> http://members.tripod.com/~michaeljay/spitfires/spitfire3.htm
> Does anyone else have any similar stories?
> Vic, is yours on the road now?
>
> Michael
> http://fly.to/bluejaysnest
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