And then there's the Corvette guys - ever been to a NCRS meeting? (national
corvette restorer's society)
These guys are fanatics and spend hours discussing the proper screw for the
rearview mirror (sort of like rivet discussions....)
The best story about the NCRS is one year they invited a gentlemen who had
worked on the original Corvette assembly line when it was in St. Louis. He
was the keynote speaker for their final night. He had spent the past few
days observing these club members in their discussions. When introduced he
stepped up to the podium and said "you know, it's been a real treat to be
here and talk with you folks. I appreciate the desire you have to restore
your cars accurately, but I got to tell you, when we ran out of something on
the line we'd wander over to the Pontiac line or down to the local NAPA
store until a fresh bin of parts arrived. We just had to keep things moving,
you know?". Needless to say he was never invited again.
Just a great story, especially for the Tiger owners....
Scott Christie
the practical purist
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [mailto:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 5:04 PM
To: Christie Scott
Cc: 'Alpine Subscribers'
Subject: RE: stock vs. modified
OK, I better add some to this before it explodes. I think the thing that
got me the most that Tom was responding to was name calling by Tiger owners
of other Tiger owners who modified their cars. Words were used like "out
of their mind" to put a 351 in a Tiger and "criminal." There just is no
reason for such name calling. So, I supported Tom's comments.
Otherwise, I agree with Scott. There's room for both, and I personally
tend to get more from seeing the 100% stock one. On the other hand, I
think a lot of kudos should go to anyone who spends time on their own cars,
whether it be an Alpine, another English car, old American trucks, you name
it - same skills, same love. For instance, I saw Steve Alcala's Alpine
with the Mustang SVO Turbo 4 in it for the first time this weekend and
Bruce's V6. Each was a work of art in their own way. Of course I still
think Bruce should use some green in the interior - if only the piping.
(The car is a light/cream yellow and the insert on the front badge is a
little chrome Mustang horse with a light green backing. Black or tan
interior would just be all wrong IMHO).
The Porsche thing is that much worse because all they did was slap some
money down on the counter and drive off.
J
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