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Synchro909 · 06-03-2017, 09:57 PM

I started in As after I lost all of my cars in a workshop fire about 18-20 years ago. I swore off cars for a while but the bug was already in there and wouldn't be denied. I didn't want to go through the restoration process again so I started looking for a car within set parameters:

It had to be mechanically good but cosmetically, presentable was enough
It had to be a good rally car
It had to be easy to keep on the road.

There was only one choice - a Model A. After searching for the right car for a while, one turned up close to home that ticked all of the boxes. Long story short about buying it but it ended up in my garage. My wife and I have done many tens of thousands of miles in it, it has had pups (I now have 3) and I wouldn't be without one now. It has taken us to places I would never have expected.
What kind of person is attracted to As or any other vintage car is something I have pondered briefly at times myself. All I can conclude is that there is a certain longing for the old days in all of us and a preparedness to feed that longing. Some people might call us all sick!

06-03-2017, 09:57 PM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,041	Re: what makes a A'er I started in As after I lost all of my cars in a workshop fire about 18-20 years ago. I swore off cars for a while but the bug was already in there and wouldn't be denied. I didn't want to go through the restoration process again so I started looking for a car within set parameters: It had to be mechanically good but cosmetically, presentable was enough It had to be a good rally car It had to be easy to keep on the road. There was only one choice - a Model A. After searching for the right car for a while, one turned up close to home that ticked all of the boxes. Long story short about buying it but it ended up in my garage. My wife and I have done many tens of thousands of miles in it, it has had pups (I now have 3) and I wouldn't be without one now. It has taken us to places I would never have expected. What kind of person is attracted to As or any other vintage car is something I have pondered briefly at times myself. All I can conclude is that there is a certain longing for the old days in all of us and a preparedness to feed that longing. Some people might call us all sick! __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.