Question of the Day?

On, those mysterious and desirable vintage cars.
photo source: filmnoir.net

How does an antique car fit in Today? For my "lifestyle?" That's what any potential buyer has to decide for themselves. And those are the hard questions that I'm asking myself. After all, If I really want a certain car I might have to let one or two go. 

 What will we do when we run out of old cars?

photo from web.

Hopefully not this!

Dream Motorcycle Builds. Part One. Exploring my board tracker fantasy.    

This Cyclone provides the template.

All serious car and motorcycle guys have them. They are the stuff of our imaginations. They are what we occupy our idle time musing about. Most will probably never get built, though some may.

 Thinking about Excaliburs,

Can a replica "be" the real thing?

and other "Neo Classic" kit cars.

I recently came across an Excalibur offered for sale on CL.  There was a link from the AACA forum, "Cars for sale. Not mine." This is a 1968 model offered at 25,000 dollars.

 Trying to slip a cover over an enormous egg.

Not this one.

But I read and enjoyed this book as a kid. 

Now I've got my own enormous egg.

The death of the sedan, what does that really mean?

"Death of an Era" 1980
Artist: Dustin Shuler, photo from the web.

It may not be extinct, but like the bison, they will be less likely to be seen in the wild.

 I told my Wife that I might like to get a "real" old car.

Here's a '40 LaSalle, the price has been lowered to 10,000.00
Not free, but good.

Her response was pretty much what I anticipated.

Not to say that she is wrong.