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Originally Posted by Intrepid175,Oct 3 2005, 08:51 AM
By todays standards, you'd probably find them to be slow, harsh, and utterly unreliable but they were a total blast to drive.
You guys just don't know what you missed!
100%
I recently went for one lap around the old Watkins Glen road course in this '49 MG TC, it used to be my grandfather's car, he was the mechanic when it raced in the streets in 1950 and 1951.
It was slow, it wallowed on the road, it was brutally stiff, and it was down right crude, and to date it is nearly the best ride I have ever had in an open top car.
Originally Posted by Triple-H,Oct 3 2005, 01:29 PM
I recently went for one lap around the old Watkins Glen road course in this '49 MG TC, it used to be my grandfather's car, he was the mechanic when it raced in the streets in 1950 and 1951.
It was slow, it wallowed on the road, it was brutally stiff, and it was down right crude, and to date it is nearly the best ride I have ever had in an open top car.
Absolutely beautiful!
Has it been restored since that picture was taken? Looks like it would be a perfect candidate for it.
Drive Safe,
Steve R.
Edit: Oops, just noticed the '05 Mustang in the back so that picture can't be too old. Is it scheduled to be restored?
[QUOTE=Intrepid175,Oct 2 2005, 06:52 PM] The Chrysler isn't a roadster so from that POV, it doesn't belong in the list that AOHurst mentioned, but that's not really the question.
Originally Posted by Intrepid175,Oct 4 2005, 09:13 AM
Is it scheduled to be restored?
NO! And that is the beauty of it.
This car is original and the new owner plans to keep it that way. He has cleaned it and done lots of mechanical work to it, but has no desire to "restore" it. This car as you see it was parked amoungst the concours cars that were pristine, and he had so many people stop up and say do not touch this car. As a collector he knows ful well, unrestored in original condition although not as nice looking makes the car way, way more valuable. The owner is totally into the history of the car and as the former owner, I could not be happier, I sold it to the perfect owner.
Originally Posted by Triple-H,Oct 4 2005, 09:42 AM
NO! And that is the beauty of it.
This car is original and the new owner plans to keep it that way. He has cleaned it and done lots of mechanical work to it, but has no desire to "restore" it. This car as you see it was parked amoungst the concours cars that were pristine, and he had so many people stop up and say do not touch this car. As a collector he knows ful well, unrestored in original condition although not as nice looking makes the car way, way more valuable. The owner is totally into the history of the car and as the former owner, I could not be happier, I sold it to the perfect owner.
Cool! I hadn't considered the advantage of "not" restoring it but what you say makes sense. About the only nit-pic I'd have for the car is I'd make all the tires look the same. Other than that, she's really pretty clean, especially considering her age.
And, to all the younger crowd on this forum, "this" :
is what a roadster "really" looks like. We may call cars like our S2000's, "roadsters," but by the original definition, they're not. Convertibles, yes, roadsters, no!
Originally Posted by preludexl,Oct 3 2005, 03:17 AM
My God, you guys have too much time in your hands. What are those? Unless you are a baby boomer I dont think some of us even know or seen one of those.
I'm not a baby boomer and have worked on over half of those.
Any roadster enthusiast should know the classic roadsters
Originally Posted by preludexl,Oct 3 2005, 03:17 AM
My God, you guys have too much time in your hands. What are those? Unless you are a baby boomer I dont think some of us even know or seen one of those.
You don't have to be old to know those cars. You just have to be a car enthusiast. Put down your Super Street mags and pick up a Grassroots Motorsports, Classic Motorsports, or any Hemmings magazine, for starters
You've probably seen them but don't know it. Those cars are still being driven, raced, showed off, restored, etc. Just this morning I saw a Triumph TR6 and a Fiat Spyder on my way to work, both beautifully kept.
