From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 21:57:40 PDT
This thread sort of confirms my fears/beliefs.. A few very kind souls have
said ' C'Mon Down! ' despite my having told them the deuce has minor rust
in a number of areas and semi serious rust in a few... ( not to mention pin
stripping! : don't ask ) IF I had been able to get the time off to attend
... Woodson Bridge? ... I would have been mortified.
I would like to be able to gather with others whose vehicles are, if not in
parade form at least clean, but that will not happen for a year or
two. mean time: anyone want to try to get together at a camp site in NoCal
just to shoot the bull? If it's a gathering of "MV's" ( even if not with a
Papal sanction from the state of California ) they have to allow us to
drive to the meeting place and back ( historical vehicle status quibble ).
Paul
'53 REO M35 Fire Conversion a little closer to running
'53 AEC Chevy 3/4 Ton
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At 09:28 PM 10/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>What's the deal with unrestored vehicles? I don't mean junk, but vehicles
>that are in a condition you'd find them in when they were in use by the
>military? They have a certain amount of character in
>my opinion.
>
>Is there a distaste for 'come as you are', MV's among those who $eriously
>restore MV's? Is it like the guy with the perfect '70 camaro SS who frowns
>at the well-used and somewhat ugly dodge van
>someone parked in the next space at the supermarket?
>
>I'm not wanting to start any argument, I just want to understand the position.
>
>Some of us don't have the $ or time to go all the way with these things,
>but we enjoy them nonetheless. I have no problem wearing BDU's if I am
>going to a meet in the M35, but it should be my choice
>of course.
>
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