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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? I was doing a ground up restoration, and everyone saying "What's taking you so long? you have been working that a long time"
My answer "How long did it take you to build your car?" Next would be the guy who comes over to tell me all the 'fine point' errors in my car. And finally, I have a Town Car that has loop pull straps (The things people pull on to get out of the car). A lady asked "What are those cloth loops for?" My answer was "If your lucky, they are for ankles" |
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My wife and I both laughed our @ss' off on that one! :D |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Do not know what is doing it, but the priceses are going out of reach of the little guy.
I heard that it is foreign buyers?? Maby even rod builders?? If anyone knows please share it !! |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? I installed the loop pull straps in my 31 standard tudor because I like em and most of the cars had them when I was a kid. My great aunt, in her ninties, wanted to ride in my tudor . The old lady was still very spry. Instead of useing the pull loop she grabbed the repro knob on the window riser and pulled it off in the process. She handed me the knob and said here, you need to fix this.
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Thing that always looks stupid to me are the post 1950's cars at any car show with their hoods open. Looks like a flock of aligators at feeding time in the zoo. Not that there many I'd really want to stop and photograph. Bob
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? I keep my A at my shop. We do rotating electrical. A customer comes in, sees it and says he has an A he purchased local from "the little old lady" and it was a family car.
And it was here at the shop to have the charging system checked. Hot diggity dog. out the door I go!!! To be greeted by a bright orange coupe with a 350 in it..! Need I say more? I also love this one........Can I look at it? OK, yes you can. |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? The numbers '32, 350 350 9". Describe 90% of the "individualized" hot rods.
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Tired of hearing also, LS 1, 2,,3,4,5,6 etc. did all these 70's and newer modern cars/ hot rods come with chrome valve covers? looks like a Cal Custom nite mare. and 350's in place of the classic 283 or 327 if you go the other make.
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Mine has to be taking a great, original example of anything and the tacking on modern parts such as rally wheels, chrome valve covers, velour tuck and roll upholstery, cd players, dual exhaust, etc.
I know that they are theirs for others to do what they like, but it's to me a shame to take a piece of history and "individualizing" it. What happens more often than not is these "upgrades" make them look more like the rest of the flock rather than unique. Try and find a totally stock car in a car show nowadays...rare. When I go to a show I appreciate seeing what cars looked like when they were new. I have to use my imagination more and more. |
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? I love going to Hershey in the fall but the car parking routines which have been tried, revised and revised again still leave much to be desired......:(
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Don't misunderstand me. velour interior may look good on a george Barris custom, but to alter an otherwise beautiful old car is a sin. once the history is changed it will be forgotten. they won't remember the sound of a flathead V8 or the sound of a hudson 8 or orphin cars that were lost in modern history ie: crosley, austin, perserve and restore don't reinvent the wheel.
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averaged over 365 days per year, 2 hours per day. So it's not that far off... Doug |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Didn't they turn out a Liberator every 90 minutes at Willow Run?
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Edit: Hey look they took $7,000 off the price http://31.media.tumblr.com/578ab26bf...rjt4o1_500.jpg |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Kids climbing all over the cars while their parents watch or take photos
never offer to help fix the scratches guys who know all about the car except what it really is |
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You seen his other listing.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/spec...-624628060.htm :D |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Parents justification of their kids being rude to your car after leaving finger prints all over it..."it is just an old car"
on the other hand: I do commend the parents that when they see their kids heading towards you car, like it is a big piece of candy say "don't touch"! I always say thank you.... |
Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? Peeps, posers that ask stupid questions. No, I don't like car shows lol
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Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve? I took the woody to the grocery store several months ago-- as I was getting in to head home, a lady asked me "where did you get it...did you rent it?" I quickly replied, "yeah, I rented it from Avis. But they only have these at the airport locations." I couldn't believe the question, but I laughed to myself the whole way home.
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