Thread: Show Car or Driver?

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I learned a long time ago that it's always best to build what you want and use it the way you want. Other people's opinion matters little unless they are stepping up to write the big check to buy it!!!!!

I prefer tailering most of the time, but that's more because I get a lot more enjoyment out of the build process then I do the driving.... Once it's done, it's just another car and I'm probably bored with it and ready to sell it and move on to the next project.... Friend of mine has been running and updating the same '40 Ford coupe since '75.... We of course constantly argue about who is the most insane...... Just do what suits you, and don't worry about what others think.

Timberline wrote: It is possible to have a driver that can win a car show.

That's very true. George Poteet has several high dollar show cars that he drives on various long distance rod runs periodically. There's a guy who lives down the road from me who has a professional built 37 Chevy with a lot custom body fabs. Several years ago the car was on the cover and written up by just about every Streetrod/hotrod and custom car mag in America. He drives it everyplace and it is as beautiful today as it was when built.

IC2 wrote: My guess is that when done, it will be in the $60K+ range for a '31 Brookville bodied...

As much as I would love to build a 31 or 32 roadster, I think I might have to follow in Don's (Itoldyouso) footsteps to get my retirement roadster.