I completely understand. I was fortunate to grow up next to my paternal grandparents, and was particularly close to my grandfather. I’ve inherited a number of his tools, and when I pull one out and use it, it makes me think of him - and that’s always a good memory/feeling. For that reason alone I couldn’t fathom…

I agree - but special is in the eye of the beholder, no? What’s special to you may be a junkyard candidate to me. But if the connection is there and you’re willing to bear the costs, the car can live on.

There are some obvious things that contribute such as build quality and owner maintenance, but my observation is that to survive a really long time a car had to speak to someone for some reason along the way. That reason may have been apparent only to one or a few, but someone along the way the car found someone that…

1932 Pierce Arrow Model 53 V12. Big, beautiful stately car.

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I’ve had the opportunity to drive a number of pre-WWII cars in my days, they are a blast to drive but are very different than modern automobiles in many of the ways you describe. Although clearly more primitive than today’s automobiles, many are magnificent machines - both aesthetically and mechanically - in the…

Just would let snake have car. Gives me the heebie jeebies just watching that.

Or the guy only locating the gas line by explosion. Its happened.

I agree. I’m guessing I’m a good bit older than you, but mine was a 1965 VW Beetle. I bought it for $250 using money I’d saved up from mowing yards and working in fields with local farmers. It ran okay, but had some other issues (rust, etc.). No working heater or defroster - not that VW Bugs had very effective ones to…

Very true. I’ve wondered how for over 30 years now.

Hey Joey, hope you get a great car!

The problem is you’re asking for permission instead of forgiveness.

I don’t know if this applies to Mr. Hackenburger or not, but I have a family member that, while no longer actively collecting, has amassed a rather sizable collection of antique cars. He has acquired most of them by buying in bulk - in essence he would look for people (or estates) selling their own small collections…

I love that he collected what he liked, and obviously lots of different things struck his fancy. Kudos to Mr. Hackenburger. 

That is certainly one way to think about it, but I don’t believe its the way the IRS or most states regulatory regimes think about it - they place much more weight on things like those spelled out in MonteRio’s post. I agree that the drivers are integral to Uber’s business model, but that doesn’t mean they’re…

Either that’s the tallest sedan ever made or he’s really, really short.

I know its stereotypical to say Canadians are nice, but what a pleasant rejoinder to an internet troll. Kudos.

It looks like an MR2, a 911 and a TT all bumped nasties and this resulted. Not bad looking necessarily, just very derivative.

Were the brakes somehow affected by the Lucas electronics?

Plebain referring to the car or the women? If the latter, dare you to try that out on a woman in your life.