I would add:
o Something that makes a couple of kids stick their heads out the window of
the fairly new-looking Suburban they are riding in and shout "Whoa! Cool!"
Which would make my Midget a classic. ;-)
Eddie
1971 "Whoa! Cool!" Midget
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan DiBiase" <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: what makes a car a "Classic?"
> I guess my thoughts on this (what I had in mind when I asked the question
> about driving a classic daily) are as follows:
>
> o Something 'different' from the norm for most people
> o Something that would make people ask 'You drive THAT everyday??'
> o Something simple enough to do most mechanical work myself (I'm
> one that doesn't want to mess with the computers in my car) and
> for which I would not need to have several spare parts cars lying
> around... I.e., parts were available thru the usual suspects
> o Something that I would not worry about driving in rain and snow (well,
> not too much..)
> o Something reliable enough to take on trips of up to 3 or 4
> hours from home
> o Automatic transmissions need not apply!
> o Something that would leak in my driveway!
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