Re: [alfa] Re: Victory By Design

["Dean" <tessiedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth. What's the point of owning
historic cars like this and not driving the ring out of em. Blessed that
some people do and all power to them.
Cheers,
Dean.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Owen" <nashwill912@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:26 PM
Subject: [alfa] Re: Victory By Design


> Adam Doherty wrote:
>
> "I just watched the Alfa and Maserati shows the other night. I couldn't
> believe, and was pretty envious of, Cadenet the way he was able to
> freely thrash the cars about on regular roads. Irreplaceable cars at
that."
>
> That's the trick of it, for those Brits: the cars are not really
> irreplaceable. Thanks to an extensive network of cottage industries
> devoted to the care and rebuilding of vintage automobiles, some of the
> rarest vehicles can be thrashed and trashed this Saturday, and be back
> as good as new in a week or two. When Willie Green momentarily forgot
> that the Alfetta GP car he was driving was central-throttle, and sent it
> into the Armco at full chat in a vintage race a few years back, the
> owner merely said, "Oh, darn!" and had the car rebuilt and ready for the
> next event. Have you ever looked through an English enthusiast magazine
> and wondered how those guys can subject, say, Brescia Bugattis to the
> rigors of Trials competitions (that's kinda like the Rubicon Trail,
> except it's done with cars instead of Jeeps)? Hundreds of small shops
> standing by to take any shattered bits and from them resurrect your old
> car, back as good as new, that's how.
>
> I'm frankly envious -
>
> Will Owen
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