art is the escape from mans struggle thru life-the beauty of that car takes us to a higher level. simply great- thanks for sharing
truly an amazing car,,,but what the heck is verklempt ? I checked both the dutch and german dictionarys and came up totally ghesmockt.
The man that touches that car with a piece of sandpaper or a power washer should be shot on sight. Frank
A car is only original once. If it is that nice, leave it alone. It tells a story as it is. Some people will never get it.
Ten years ago, the high-end car collectors would have torn that thing down within an hour of buying it. Today, there is a movement within those circles to do nothing to the car. They want the dust, the spiderwebs, the oil stains, and everything to be left alone. Although I can understand their intention, I am one that would spotlessly clean the car from top to bottom, but leave all of the battle scars intact. To me, excessive dust and dirt, oil, and spiderwebs shows neglect. If you truly love the car, respect the car by giving it the care it deserves.
This is where I'd be too. The whole "barn find" vibe is a one time thing for the lucky one that found it. After that it almost looks lazy to leave it alone, and an ill conceived movement that even dirt is worth $$$$$$? Not to me. Maybe I should convince one of my Packard clients to take a new restoration out in the snow and salt we got yesterday, put it up until spring, let it out and let some birds **** all over it... Yes, the car as is might tell a particular story, but to leave it all mullered up and greasy collecting dirt from just sitting, well I don't get it. By that thinking the idle time that Prudhomme, Garlits, Kalitta and others spent sitting on their *** is more valuable than their seat time!
Agree totally. There was a reason that car was left as is, someones last ride, last race, a moment in time that someone wanted to capture. So glad everyone else gets to share it. Bob
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