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The perfect classic
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07/05/2024 16:26
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Reading about people modifying their cars got me thinking.
If you had a 1952 Ferrari that had been wrapped in cotton wool since coming out of the factory, and only taken out once a year for preservation maintenance, would it be 'better' than the same car that had lived a careful used life, withe some miles and patina ?
I was at a Motor Show one year, and an owner was displaying his 1940s black Austin. It was his pride and joy, although a little shabby. He maintained it himself where he could. He wanted it to look 'new' by having a respray.
The rest of the Austin owners around him were being a bit heavy, in poo pooing the idea, saying that is car was relatively genuine and displayed patina.
My view is that he lives with it. He pays for it and he wants to enjoy it.
There's a mad guy with fluorescent green coupe in North Yorkshire. Not for me, but he enjoys it.
Discuss !
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Re: The perfect classic
[Re: PaulL]
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07/05/2024 18:25
07/05/2024 18:25
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Up to the owner. Others don't have to like what's done to it, that's their prerogative; different though to telling someone else they're 'wrong'. If Chris Bangle designed something it is very likely to work not just for him but for many others, but if an owner wants their own rear lights for example it's only 'better' or 'worse' as an opinion rather than right or wrong - it's just 'different'. IMHO
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