Drive it or preserve it? Your thoughts on rare vehicle preservation.

[TTQ B4U]

Eh, I wouldn’t be quick to judge and label it “laughable” or a “waste”. There’s plenty of things people do for enjoyment that others don’t understand and therefore think less than highly of.It doesn’t mean they are bad or wrong in some way. Just being clear.

I see your point, but these are cars, items meant to be driven and experienced through use. To me when things meant to be experienced and interacted with are simply put on the shelf or in storage, it really defeats the purpose. It's my opinion, others can have theirs.

[Coatingsarecrack]

To me it’s like buying a well decorated cake but not eating it….


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[Big Dave]

The thing about a lot of these old classics, whether it's European exotics, American muscle, or just rare collectibles, is that they can be horrible to drive. Bad brakes and steering, uncomfortable seats, and dodgy handling make them not as much fun to drive as we would like to hope for. If you resto-mod something that's a bit different, you're making something more driveable and fun. I remember seeing a minor TV celebrity driving by in an E-Type Jag one day, I commented how nice it looked and how much fun it must be to drive. He said it is not as much fun as it looks, it's hard to start, hard to stop, difficult to park, and you can't leave it anywhere, and parts, if you can find them, are really expensive.

So I think it's completely up to the individual, and if I could afford it, I'd have a Lamborghini Miura in my garage, and I would drive it.

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[Coatingsarecrack]

The thing about a lot of these old classics, whether it's European exotics, American muscle, or just rare collectibles, is that they can be horrible to drive. Bad brakes and steering, uncomfortable seats, and dodgy handling make them not as much fun to drive as we would like to hope for. If you resto-mod something that's a bit different, you're making something more driveable and fun. I remember seeing a minor TV celebrity driving by in an E-Type Jag one day, I commented how nice it looked and how much fun it must be to drive. He said it is not as much fun as it looks, it's hard to start, hard to stop, difficult to park, and you can't leave it anywhere, and parts, if you can find them, are really expensive.

So I think it's completely up to the individual, and if I could afford it, I'd have a Lamborghini Miura in my garage, and I would drive it.

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Reason I bought the chevelle I did. By the time I’m done I coulda bought a #matching restored SS. Woulda drove it less to preserve it some what and wouldn’t have the horsepower suspension or brakes I wanted. I left that #matching SS out there for some one else to buy and looks at in there garage…


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