A car guys words to live by

tomscott

Elite
 Manchester
I dont know if any of you guys subscribe to Drive but the guys on there are awesome.

Anyway to quote the description.

"This vid is a 1966 Shelby Cobra replica that was built by a Father and his two sons more than 10 years ago. It's faded fiberglass shell is chipped and spider-webbed. The stainless trim is pitted and tarnished and the wheels are coated in a thick layer of brake dust. The carpet is also coming up and every now and then it blows flames from its side-pipes due to it running a little rich. Some may think these are problems. Me personally - I think it's one of the coolest cars I've ever driven. This episode of "Big Muscle" is about the drive, those project cars that we work on, and the exhilaration we get when we wring them out for the first time on the open road"

It is summed up at the end with this sentence and I think this rings true for all us car guys and girls.

"There are certain days in a car guys life that they will always remember, if you have that dream car, project car get in it, start it, drive it, wrench on it, dont save it for the next guy and don't put it off for that next week or that next month because when you think you'll finish it odds are you won't. Burn outs, donuts, road trips do what ever you want with that car and do it now"

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I really enjoyed this one, and this year I have been out with my dad as much as possible with our two cars enjoying the cars and strengthening our relationship and its a really great feeling. Makes me look forward to Silverstone even more :thumbsup:

Enjoy!
 
Nice Tom :thumbsup:

Me and Wee Bing have become a lot closer through road trips and adventures, so I totally get this. All being well we may make it up to Scotland again sometime this year again, which would be totally ace and dorm the basis of an annual tradition :wink:
 
Definitely bing! Thats what having the cars about in my opinion, enjoying it and with people you want to share it with :thumbsup:

Stone chips and curbing makes you mad but its still the same car :)
 
tomscott said:
Definitely bing! Thats what having the cars about in my opinion, enjoying it and with people you want to share it with :thumbsup:

Stone chips and curbing makes you mad but its still the same car :)
True!-I like the progs on Sky like the ones Chip Foose works on -the cars are treated as family members and not just metal :thumbsup:
 
Indeed - I am looking forward to you taking some really great pictures of my chips, swirls and worn bolsters (that I may have fixed by Friday :oops: ) :lol:
 
tomscott said:
Definitely bing! Thats what having the cars about in my opinion, enjoying it and with people you want to share it with :thumbsup:

Stone chips and curbing makes you mad but its still the same car :)

You can always respray and refurb :wink:
 
Thanks Tom

I would love to own a Cobra or Cobra replica, one of the best sports cars every produced :thumbsup:
 
Bing said:
Indeed - I am looking forward to you taking some really great pictures of my chips, swirls and worn bolsters (that I may have fixed by Friday :oops: ) :lol:

Haha mine has a few bits that need sorting too. Need a new rear numberplate because It has two old drill holes in the top left and right and my bolster needs sorting too but just havent got round to it! If anyone says anything Il just say I use it daily lol!
 
Love Drive - read it daily via Jalopnik - Chris Harris is probably the best motoring journalist out there at the moment, even if he isn't allowed near Ferrari's.
 
hes right you never finish building them.... had the engine out of the westy on sat ... still not back in yet and the mot is on friday!
 
The Yanks are doing some really nice car videos now - especially when they're not copying Clrkson.

There are some really good ones on the Pertolicious website

Example below.

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