Quote Originally Posted by Whiplash23T View Post
And just maybe while the man took shelter under your canopy, you could of politely taken the time to explain the difference between your car and what a " rat rod " is. Educating him while the rain kept him there was sadly missed.....
There was nothing missed, Mark, but thanks for the constructive criticism. I answered the young man's question by explaining that a Rat Rod is usually a vehicle constructed mostly just to draw attention, often by hanging a bunch of useless junk on it just for shock value, like toilet seats for driver & passenger, rusty metal everywhere, etc, etc and then pointed out one across the way for visual reference. While he then understood the difference, he retained his haughty attitude in his designer denim jeans and black tee shirt that was definitely not from the underwear aisle, all accented by his Italian loafers sans socks....

I was not uncivil to the young man in any way, but my initial reply to him made it obvious that he'd applied a term that I did not care for.... but at least he didn't say "Is this Rat Rod one of those Kit Cars?"

As the day progressed I think that he was a little surprised at the number of people who stopped to ask questions, made nice comments, and the smiles that were generated when I opened the door and had someone "try it on for size", which became instant photo ops, all while he stood around watching people look at cars. A couple, who had a nice late model performance car there which won one of the trophies, dropped by to ask about the build process, and after a few minutes I had the wife in the car, left hand on the wheel, right on the shifter, perma-grin in place saying "Oh yeah, I need one of these!" as the husband got his "Oh no, Thanks a lot, buddy!" look, but all in good fun. I love those moments, along with an occasional little kid if they're really showing interest.