[CalifoniaCruiser]

Hmmmm, thought provoking I'll say. I guess it is all about desire. I will be selling two cars that I have had a very long time. My husband and I purchased and restored these two vehicles. As a family we had a great time do the car thing for many years. My husband passed away and I kept the cars. They were such a part of my life and the life of my girls that it was a way for us to keep that part of our life with their Father with us.

He and I agreed that they were an investment in our family and in our future. My girls are all grown and I have remarried. My current husband has been a dear about helping me with the cars...and their upkeep...but it is time to put the investment to work for my girls. Both would like to buy homes and if you are a buyer, there is no time like the present....so, there you go. Could I keep these cars garaged and enjoy them in the spring, summer and fall sun? Most definately! But, it's not just all about me. I am 57 and I feel like the new 40! I enjoy life, my granddaughter, riding quads, driving a tractor and a bobcat working on my 15 acre ranch! Life has been good, guess it is time to turn another page in my book. Did I say I also have a rotrod? As a family, we continue to enjoy this vehicle....but I think there is room in the garage for a retored Buick!! I love the regal cars from the 30's they are so glamorous...think I lived another life back then and was recycled for improvements! Ha!

Do what your heart tells you!

[CalifoniaCruiser]

Hmmmm, thought provoking I'll say. I guess it is all about desire. I will be selling two cars that I have had a very long time. My husband and I purchased and restored these two vehicles. As a family we had a great time do the car thing for many years. My husband passed away and I kept the cars. They were such a part of my life and the life of my girls that it was a way for us to keep that part of our life with their Father with us.

He and I agreed that they were an investment in our family and in our future. My girls are all grown and I have remarried. My current husband has been a dear about helping me with the cars...and their upkeep...but it is time to put the investment to work for my girls. Both would like to buy homes and if you are a buyer, there is no time like the present....so, there you go. Could I keep these cars garaged and enjoy them in the spring, summer and fall sun? Most definately! But, it's not just all about me. I am 57 and I feel like the new 40! I enjoy life, my granddaughter, riding quads, driving a tractor and a bobcat working on my 15 acre ranch! Life has been good, guess it is time to turn another page in my book. Did I say I also have a rotrod? As a family, we continue to enjoy this vehicle....but I think there is room in the garage for a retored Buick!! I love the regal cars from the 30's they are so glamorous...think I lived another life back then and was recycled for improvements! Ha!

Do what your heart tells you!

[1926pack]

HA!!! Great idea.

[1926pack]

HA!!! Great idea.

[Steve_Mack_CT]

Chacheska, remember your relative is looking at things from another era, and probably means no harm. Some of my relatives have no problem expressing their feelings on "how things should be done" - my smile, nod and mental dismissal processes are now perfect. He is from the depression era and probably cannot understand what you are doing anyway if he is not a collector, right?

That said, two very quick shorts about a couple if interesting older gents in the hobby.

We have a club member who is now, I believe 86, drives his "A" sportcoupe (had since I believe 1947) on occasion but more often than not has some help. He has a handicap from polio as a child, and, oh yes, he swims in an open water race annually to raise money for charity. To train for that he swims three times a week or more. These activities have kept him young and independent for years. He does most of the maintenance on this car himself, but is finally getting help here and there. For him it is not a burden but another activity to keep active.

I also spent a couple hours talking with a fellow at a show in the CT area who had a really nice '36 Ford roadster. In his mid-eighties, he is driving this car by himself and goes to many shows. Shared stories about how he worked at a big restoration shop but had long since retired. The stories some of these guys tell make the time go by like nothing. He "hopped up" the engine in the roadster so he could keep up with traffic on our congested Merritt Parkway here in CT. He mentioned a few times how he loves staying active, and keeping right up with the new cars in the left lane! So I think for some, it is a great activity. I hope to be that active at that age.

One of my favorite cartoon captions, from one of the national magazines, picture an old man on his death bed:

"Agnes, my only regret is that when I was younger I did not buy more crap" [img]<>/grin.gif[/img]