Why would anyone want a Classic car?

Dribbler · 2005-06-03T11:19:38+00:00

I hope I am not opening a can of worms here, but can anyone please tell mewhat the attraction is in classic cars?My son is a 6ft 3" rugby player and delights in squeezing his large frameinto an old Triumph Herald. It constantly breaks down and yet he neverlooses enthusiasm for this beast - even the RAC have now put his phonenumber on block! I can see that it is 'only' £600 insurance and no tax sothat is a major plus as he is only 19. BUT why does he seem to relish thediscomfort, the inability to corner without great care, the petrol fumefilled interior, having to manually lock the doors and the constant changingof hoses, engine parts and all those breakdowns???Then there is his father, my ex-husband, who proudly removes the cover fromhis Herald to puff his chest out, stand back and glow with pride - in thesame way as when he first held our son! Perish the thought of driving itanywhere - it may get soiled and 'they don't make toothbrushes small enoughto clean it properly'.Yeh, sure I remember the joy in driving round in my old Frog Eyed Sprite,the Anglia that made me bite my knees if I braked too hard (yes, they reallydid called them brakes then) and trying to tip the bubble car going roundthe locally famous Deadmans bends. The joys of my old Triton onto which Idared to attach a double adult Busmar.... But that was over thirty yearsago! I look back in a haze but am jolted back when I think of the windhowling through the windows, my freezing cold knees and hands, theobligatory oil can in the boot, the doors that flung open at will and thebumpy, bumpy ride. I'd sure buy the man a drink who invented suspensions(and proper brakes come to think of it!).Now I can be warm, comfortable and fuel efficient - why revert to the olddays? Where is the pleasure in that? Rent one for the day by all means justfor nostalgias sake, but let someone else get all the grief! If I wanted togive something 24/7 attention, I'd have a baby. Mind you, even they can getworse and present more...

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:::Jerry:::: 21 years ago

Stop talking to yourself moron.

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