Re: To restore or preserve?

Posted by Deskdriver On 2015/10/16 12:46:54

This may or may not have any influence on your decision but just something to think about.

I had my car at our local donut shop get together one Saturday morning. Lots of people stopping and talking as this was the only Packard there. Soon this group of 3 guys were walking around looking at all the cars. I had left the drivers window down and ran off to get my coffee. Soon one of the three had his head in the window and stayed there for some time. Another one said "What the hell are you doing?" to which he replied, "I love the smell of old cars, it brings me back to when my brother and I rode in the back of our Buick with mom and dad". There was conversation about the boys not being able to see over the front see and not having to wear seat belts of course.

Pretty soon the other 2 guys were sticking their head in to get a good smell. When the guy who asked the,"what the hell are you doing", came up for air again he said "There is just something about that old car smell" They thanked me and moved on.

Later a very nice lady was looking the car over. She asked if I was going to restore her, I told her no that she was just a driver and wanted to keep it that way. She thanked me and said something like I was preserving history in a way. That sealed it for me. Preserve it is.