All Blog Posts Tagged 'restoration' (5)

GR HISTORY, PART 3



(Apologies for the long gap. Many things conspired against me. I'll soldier on…)



So… when you have the car of your dreams sitting in your carport, what do you do? Take it apart? I recommend against that, no matter how tempting it might be. Unless you have a plan and funding and a good set of people ready to do the work, you're very likely to get interrupted -- usually for years -- and boxes of parts tend to disappear. And that thing that was worth X when…

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So in my experience, don't assume that the purchase / pick-up / delivery of your dream car will be a romp. Let your passions help you persevere…



The E-type was waiting for me --well, us, since my fiance Carol agreed to join me (bless her). It took a while to rent a trailer, finally from Unlucky U,… Continue

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You're all familiar with how this obsession begins. I was captivated by the few E-types I saw many…

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I'm really curious about whether there will continue to be enough younger fans of classic cars to keep them alive in the next 20 years. Are teens/20-somethings interested in cars that were on the road long ago, and enough to spend big time and money on them? I know there's a resurgence of "tinkerers", but that alone might not suffice if the targets of their interest don't include cars. And the desire which was formed in our teens for certain classics (for me, to the E-type) doesn't seem as… Continue

Grab a drink, put some Castrol 20W-50 on the stove in an old pan, and watch the show of the red kitty being brought back to life:

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