syncropaddy wrote:jed the spread wrote:How many miles do you think the owner has done in any of them? I only ask because it might be seen as pointless and sort of wanna be by others, but I am sure you will be forth coming in an India Jones stye shenanigans driving down his massive driveway and back again ?
Good luck to the fella.
jed
People who collect stamps dont usually lick them and stick them on envelopes, they usually stick them in albums. Similarly, to pursue a passion in restoring and collecting motor vehicles does not mean you have to drive them.
In this particular case, the man does not have a driveway to do as you suggest, but drives the ones that are 'legal' and 'complete' on a regular basis. The remainder of the 25 vehicles are 'work in progress' and the quality of that work is, to my mind, beyond reproach. That guy has spent 6 years tracking down a NOS rear door for the Olive Green estate, travelled 800 kms (in one of the Jeeps) just to make sure that the quality of the re chroming was to the right standard. He had to buy 4 FC Jeeps to get enough parts to complete the blue one in the pics. He spent 2 months travelling around the US looking for the correct material so he and his wife could remake the seat covers .... This is a collectors passion. This is what old vehicle ownership is about. He doesn't have a 'Brickwerks' to ring up and order bits the way we have. I admire what this bloke does and those like him as they preserve the past so you and me can see and enjoy what came before.
Amazing. What this guy does is amazing. Like this kind of restorers... Not gonna talk about money.
