[QUOTE=Bob Parmenter]Part II:

Let's look at Joe "store bought" for a moment. He's somewhere between 30 and 60 years of age, he's got a family, a kid or so at home, or maybe just left the nest. He's worked hard for a number of years, and progressed in his chosen field, might even own his own business and all the responsibilities that accompany that. He's knocking down pretty good coin now. When he was a young, less affluent stud, he used to scrounge used parts to keep his heap going, so he's not unfamiliar with the junk yard scene. But now he's in a position in life where he feels in control of things to a degree where he can indulge his fantasies. Being reasonably intelligent, he knows the lace stocking fantasies could cost him more than he's willing to risk, so he chooses the (as he believes) safer distraction of that hot rod he's dreamt about for oh so many years. He takes a rational look at how much time and effort he can dedicate to this re-emerging hot rod interest and realizes that he has far more on his plate than he did when he last "played with cars". What does he do? He looks at the value of his time, and the way he has to allocate that precious commodity (a funny thing happens as you mature, you realize you have less time left, and therefore value the remainder more highly). Does he spend time scrounging the yards, or ebay, or the local swap meets, only to buy used parts that have some unknown remaining life span, and will require more time to clean up, refurbish, and then modify to fit the unintended application? Or does he exchange his money, which he earned doing what he does best, for the products supplied by someone else who does that best (that's called an economy)? And, in doing so, he saves some of that valuable commodity called time. QUOTE]


damn!! how long ago was this written....at this moment in time this description fits me to the "T" right now im 34......got married couple years ago, have a 1 year old, plus buying a house ....then fixing house , i grew up around hot rods so its in my blood........dont have very much time now a days......previous old cars were half assed together and i didnt trust them to take me out of my area code......

but now my hot rod priorities have changed from years ago......i need a safe hot rod the wife can drive with the kid, without having her get out to touch a screw driver to the started cyliniod to start the car......or put duct tape on the window when its raining....you know how it gets.......