What is your collector car Pet Peeve?

[Ed H.]

Originally Posted by Patrick L.

#1 peeve. Easy. Stupid people ! Its amazing the number that want to tell you all about your vehicle and then stick their little brats in them so they can drop the ice cream cone or spill the pop on the seats only to quickly grab the kid and run away before you see what just happened.
Or, the snobs that only want to see a hot-rod or a perfectly restored show winner.
A little off subject. At our annual 4th of July fly-in breakfast there are always planes on display. One year this clown was setting his kid on the wing of a Cherokee and having him run down the length of the wing and jump off the end. This was great fun until I stopped this idiot and showed him the damage to the wing and tip he had caused. He couldn't see any harm in what he was doing at all and was argumentative.
Its hard to be polite to some of these people.

I had a J 3 Cub at a show in Maine, for the non aviators a Piper Cub is covered in fabric (ceconite). Same problem as above, only they (kids)were climbing in and out kicking the side of the plane. Now, being the polite and agreeable man that I am, I very nicely, as in I had him by the throat, explained this was an antique aircraft and NOBODY is going to use it like a kids slide. He was not appreciative of the fact I was in his face, but I had no intention of moving an inch. When he saw the fire in my eyes he called his brats and promptly left.

You are always going to run into the know it all person. Laugh at them and ignore.

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by chamokie

I had a J 3 Cub at a show in Maine, for the non aviators a Piper Cub is covered in fabric (ceconite). Same problem as above, only they (kids)were climbing in and out kicking the side of the plane. Now, being the polite and agreeable man that I am, I very nicely, as in I had him by the throat, explained this was an antique aircraft and NOBODY is going to use it like a kids slide. He was not appreciative of the fact I was in his face, but I had no intention of moving an inch. When he saw the fire in my eyes he called his brats and promptly left.

You are always going to run into the know it all person. Laugh at them and ignore.

Using the door of a J3 as a kids slide wouldn't go over very well with me either. I'm a big fan of the J3, learned in one and still put at least 100 hrs/yr on one. I'll give anyone a ride, but, won't tolerate any abuse.