Classic Cars

LOL...can picture that, with your son hanging from a tank...One year at school the teacher asked my son to say what happened over the summer to show you were loved....he said.."My grandpa tied me to a pole!".. it took him explaining that Dad was fishing on a dock and wanted to make sure my son didnt fall in before they realized he wasnt being abused!....LOL..I asked my dh about the museum..he said when he lived down south he had gone there..and that it really was a neat place..so maybe one day...I am nearing 50...so not a young chicken anymore either..loads of memories of the old times....I need to dig thru the photo albums I have to see can I find pics of the cars...my sister has hold of most of the really old albums and wont share...I kept raking my brain lastnight to remember what that one car was that was salmon colored...my mind kept saying Impala, but that isnt right either...I'll figure it out yet...

I think all kids should be tied to poles LOL,approaching 50? a mere child.Let me know if you find the pics.

Dave

To anyone thinking of getting a classic car here, there are a few benefits:

1.  Generally reasonable insurance rates, especially if you do limited mileage.

2.  Pre-1973 cars are tax exempt.   That saves £170 per year.

3.  Pre-1973 you can also drive on old-style number plates, which look much better than the newer ones.

4.  If it's a pre-1965 car, you don't need seatbelts fitted and can thus drive without living in fear of being stopped by a Nazi stormtrooper who wants to give you a  ticket.

5.  Plus of course, the wonderful feeling you get by driving something which has a little character and charm instead of being just another boring Euro-box on wheels.

 

Is it relatively easy to find decent garages to do repairs if needed? 

~Liza

I think all kids should be tied to poles LOL,approaching 50? a mere child.Let me know if you find the pics.

Dave

I found 2 pics so far...on the left is "Tiki"...my folks restored her fully, I am thinking she is around a 1930 or 1932, Ford...and the one on the right is "Vicky"...1955 Ford Crown Victoria...Hope I can figure this out...heck, I dont know how to load it..LOL...gotta run to the store and will try to figure it out when I get back...

having no luck loading the pics..will have to try and get Mark to help me this weekend...says my files are too big..but thought I had reduced them...I havent given up yet...

Is it relatively easy to find decent garages to do repairs if needed?

~Liza

Its fairly easy where I live,in fact because older cars are far simpler in many ways they're easier to repair yourself.The only problem I would expect to have is perhaps with body parts,but even then a specialist coach builder should be able assist in the worst case scenario.

Dave

having no luck loading the pics..will have to try and get Mark to help me this weekend...says my files are too big..but thought I had reduced them...I havent given up yet...

Best of luck,I have similar problems myself with photo files.

Dave

Its fairly easy where I live,in fact because older cars are far simpler in many ways they're easier to repair yourself.

Yep, that about sums it up.   If you're mechanically minded (or have a friend who is  ) then general maintenance work isn't that hard.    Otherwise, it's really no more difficult than finding a decent local workshop that you would trust for any car, so it's down to checking them out and word-of-mouth recommendation, as usual.

Yep, that about sums it up.   If you're mechanically minded (or have a friend who is   ) then general maintenance work isn't that hard.

Unlike the modern cars,I bought a brand new Fiat Idea a couple of months ago,because the bride likes Fiat and we wanted a smaller car.We're having problems with the Dualogic gearbox but the dealer says that the computer says theres nothing wrong,I told him that the computer is lying,but because its an intermitant fault its difficult to prove.

Dave

To anyone thinking of getting a classic car here, there are a few benefits:

1.  Generally reasonable insurance rates, especially if you do limited mileage.

2.  Pre-1973 cars are tax exempt.   That saves £170 per year.

3.  Pre-1973 you can also drive on old-style number plates, which look much better than the newer ones.

4.  If it's a pre-1965 car, you don't need seatbelts fitted and can thus drive without living in fear of being stopped by a Nazi stormtrooper who wants to give you a  ticket.

5.  Plus of course, the wonderful feeling you get by driving something which has a little character and charm instead of being just another boring Euro-box on wheels.

 

This is exactly what DH keeps chummering on about as he is restoring a 57 Plymouth Savoy, well by restoring it I mean making it into a 58 Plymouth Fury........Christine colours and everything.

This is exactly what DH keeps chummering on about as he is restoring a 57 Plymouth Savoy, well by restoring it I mean making it into a 58 Plymouth Fury........Christine colours and everything.

That scary red one?When its finished I would avoid it if I were you LOL.


Dave