Is it just me or is there some kind of prejudice against customizers out there?
I'm a polite, friendly guy, I dress well, I dont drive a Porche, and I'm
always willing to listen to the idiot on the other side of the counter or
phone. I cant tell how many times I've just gotten the phrase 'I have a
customized MGB' or even 'project car' out of my mouth, and the knowledgeable
fellow says, 'I cant help you - we dont get into that'.
Just today I called every frame shop on the west side of Cleveland trying to
find anyone who would even talk about work on my frame. They're a club of
wimpering Sally Boys, too timid or unimaginative to use their talent and tools
on something not 'in the book'. They'll straighten out a wreck that some
drunken lout has wrapped around a tree until it looks like new, but they 'dont
get into' anything customized. No amount of cash or offering to sign waivers
could shake their small, insurance/lawyer clouded minds to realize that we have
'real' cars, too, and might need work done someday.
I went home and fixed it myself with a cutoff grinder and acetylene torch.
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