Re: Would you treat another Packard enthusiast badly for having a modified Packard?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2009/4/12 6:48:17

I only recall one instance of me and my friends "hi hatting" anyone for their car and it was inadvertent.

One evening at the local cruise night I was talking with 3 or 4 friends when a stranger pulled in. He came over and said hello and basically asked how do you like my car?

He was obviously a nice friendly guy who was proud of his newly restored car but frankly it was a mess.

He was driving a 59 Pontiac that looked to have been painted with leftover house paint. The chrome was held on by sheet metal screws driven through the chrome at 6" intervals. The tires were wrong, the hubcaps were wrong, and of course it had fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror.

No one knew where to look or what to say. Someone mumbled a half hearted compliment. Soon he left in a huff cursing us for a stuck up clique.

I still feel bad about it but what are you supposed to do in a situation like that?