I don't buy or build for resale, I build for me & what I like
I don't really care what other like or have to say...
albeit;
I do keep up with values & watch a lot of car stuff
& auctions too
the locals here all like my car,
even the LEO's give me the thumbs up, all the kids dig it
we have a lot of them/both, live here where I do
Lately
I don't have too many 'is it for sale ?' inquiries
more 'how much does it cost to build a car ?'
or 'cost to restore a car like that ?'
mine are rarely OE type restorations anymore
I'm far more of a day 2 type guy, racecar or street/strip
pretty much always have been
I'm usually polite, especially with the younger or older crowds
younger guys (like teens) just really are curious usually
seems like there is less & less of them interested in older cars
old guys seems like they are reliving their youth, want to talk etc.
some have some great stories, some don't
In my experience around here anyway,
the people in their 30's are usually the type
that get all pushed out of shape when they find out it's not cheap
or inexpensive to buy or build these cars
they think it's just an old used car
I'm usually polite until I don't need to be polite anymore
my car has gone thru changes,
my build (68 RR) has changed a couple times,
I've put parts on & taken them off, as my taste changes
the color has changed too,
I drove it for 12 years with Ultra Flat Black (hot rod style black) paint
while I didn't want to spend the $$ to paint it, just yet
it was Buddies car & I was just the chauffer
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I actually got far more inquiries about value when it was Ultra Flat Black
then after it was painted the LL1 Surf Turquoise Poly Metallic
albeit it's far from a show paint job, it's a 20ft-er garage paint job
I like having the Org. color on it again,
with my personal style & take on a 60's/70's, with modern stuff vibe
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Now, I usually fill my fuel jugs up,
when I go down to fill the gernerator jugs
& I just fuel the car at home, in the driveway/garage
I mostly just drive it locally, not many big trips of late
(since my dad had his heart episodes etc., I stay pretty close to home)
I haven't been in a gas station for a couple of years with the car
that's usually where 'most the inquiry' about the car was
Or the local Safeway grocery store parking lot, was another place
I'd usually park out away from everyone in-front of another store
that wasn't that busy/crowded & walk to the store, I need to shop at...
I'm surprised how many people like my ol' beater
I think it's a 5 on the scale of 1-10, in appearance
it looks like a hotrod, sounds like a hotrod
& runs like a scalded ape, it's no showpiece at all, by any stretch
a driver, drag-car in search of a corner
but I like it
I'm not sure I could get my $$$ back out of it
done so many things twice now, it's a labor of love
or hate sometimes now
(
hell I sold the stroker short block out of it twice, I have the OE block
in it now with all my bolt-ons, heads, roller cam, rockers & 6bbl etc.)
I don't attend shows usually, I'm really not into sitting & BS-ing
I like races & events where you do something with the car
not just sit
When at the track (not many open here right now)
some people actually come up & start a conversation
some give a compliment, some critique' it too
as long as they aren't being an NE/NYer-style asshole,
That nagging persisting with a line of questions or critiques
I don't care for...
I'm ok with answering questions even about value, costs etc.
Once in a blue moon I go to a local car & coffee
a town over Jamestown @ some burger joint
where a bunch of nice cars/owners hang out & bench race
every so often someone at one of them, will ask about price or cost
I think it's more of a conversation starter more than wanting to buy...
not much car stuff going on for about a year now...
to summ it up, I don't like being bugged,
by the obvious ******** or the fender tag/vin Knowitalls types
but don't mind some conversation either...
it's good to have people be interested
must have done something right
sorry for the short book
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