A classic catches your eye at the local “Show & Shine” or curvy highway and you think… “I’d like to have one of those.” Then you decide you can’t afford a restored car so you’ll get a “runner” and fix it up. Before you even think about that, watch all of these.
I just finished watching them. You’ll burn away an hour of your life doing so, but if you have any interest in old cars, and ESPECIALLY if you are contemplating “fixing up a runner” that hour will NOT be wasted.
I’m inspired, and discouraged at the same time, aren’t you? Editing makes the movie as they say and this guy has injected his labor of love with inspired fun, but don’t let it fool you…. this is MONTHS of hard work condensed into an hour or so. With a long way remaining to go.
That said, thankfully there are people like this who take the time to restore old classics. They are in it for love, not money, as the value of a pristine 240Z can’t be anywhere NEAR the value of what this guy put into it. I know Jaguar people who have sunk six figures into an E-type restoration with no hope of EVER seeing that money back.
Hell, I bought an already restored E-type and I’m in the hole over $10k just to keep it running!
But, that feeling when you look at it, or better yet DRIVE it? Worth it.
Drive it?
If I hadn’t been over to your place today, I wouldn’t have known there were such things as drivable E-Types. Thanks again, had a great time.
didn’t someone once say it is better to know someone who owns an E-type rather than own one yourself? 🙂
Never mind the vagaries of restoring a rusty ol’ Z-car, it’s the filmmaking that had me!!!
Amazing eye, wonderfully edited and the ‘scoring’ was spot-on! Makes what is really a dreary, droll job into something that would inspire others! Bravo!