In a message dated 06/07/00 2:20:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
> Someone once said
> that we didn't inherit the earth from our forefathers, we are borrowing it
> from our grandchildren. Same goes for our LBCs. We have to take the
> time to involve kids in the care and maintenance of these wonderful cars.
Personally, I don't give much of a rat's ass whether the next generations
have interesting cars or not. I (selfishly, I'm sure) involve myself in this
hobby purely for my own gratification. When I am gone, they can crush em as
far as I'm concerned (apres moi le deluge - I'm in good company with old
Louis here).
I have had people criticise me for racing a Twincam, because I should be
restoring it and preserving it. B******t! It's my dime and I'll do what I
want with it. If I blow up the last Twincam engine in existence at 7500 rpm
on the last lap in the last race I ever run, at least it will have gone out
in style, doing what it was intended to do, rather than being fussed over by
a bunch of anal retentive polishers.
I have been criticised by Pontiac enthusiasts for modifying a stock 88 Fiero
GT (my daily driver and a car of at least relative rarity). Sure, I could
have put it in a gas filled plastic bag for posterity, assuming posterity
would give a damn about it, but instead I enjoy the hell out of it with a
non-stock 300 bhp engine and a grin on my face most of the time.
But hey - if you are concerned about the preservation of cars, there is
nothing stopping you from buying a Twincam or two and mothballing them for
future generations. I wouldn't presume to tell anyone else how to spend their
money, any more than I would accept that sort of advice from others.
OTOH, if you have kids and can interest them in playing car with you, DO IT!
Not for the cars' sake, but for the sake of your relationship with your kids.
There's a lot of potential future fond memories there.
Bill S.
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