This younger thread is quite interesting from a couple of standpoints. For
many of us, we saw, drove and owned these cars when they were new. You took
them everywhere, drove them in all types of weather and cursed them when
they didn't run (somethings never change). I bought my first LBC at the age
of 19 back in 1967 (a 61 Sprite), my second (a 64 Healey 3000) a year later.
College graduation, marriage, insurance cost and impending fatherhood forced
its sale in 1969. From the day I sold the Healey, I regretted it and looked
forward to replacing it. My first attempt came as I was turning 40, but
college tuition bills took priority. As I approached my 50th this year I was
determined and started attending LBC shows. What struck me was the age of
the participants..... the vast majority were 45 and up. This isn't about a
midlife crisis..... it's about owning something you've missed for years and
about driving as it was meant to be: top down, close to the ground, engine
and exhaust noise in your ears and people smiling and waving as you drive
by. It's a shame today's youths will have nothing comparable to remember
20 -30 years from now.
Happy Holidays
Bob Danielson
75 TR6
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
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