There are plenty of scrapes on the axle already due to speed bumps and rocky roads, but those were all accidental (and on the bottom) and I try to avoid purposely damaging the car any more than 26 years on the road has already done.

I don't go to the shows because the ones in NJ are crappy. Actually, the shows are good, it's the people that are crappy. I'll start another thread if anyone wants details on that, or you can search back issues of R&C for my letter to the editor. What I really like are the reactions the car gets at the supermarket or hardware store, and have had people take pictures of the car - got to love cell phone cameras. I also like to let well-behaved kids sit in the car because I know from personal experience that they'll remember that for the rest of their lives.