Thread: Car show elitists

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Brian it was more a local car show that a concours d'elegance !

The bloke making the criticism was a complet tosser.

What i was criticising are the people who will go berko making sure every last part is perfect down to that last little dot of paint.....

IF they are going to go that far, is it really that much of an expectation that they could at least get one VERY obvious detail right?

I guess its just a case of the perfectionists being able to criticise and the rest of us having to put up with it

as you said, yes, it was only a local car show, so what gives the elitists the right to criticise my car? or do i need to take your uncles approach, become a knuckle dragging neanderthal and start knocking people out?

oh wait..... I'm not allowed to question anything like the upper class are

Originally Posted by Sprint

What i was criticising are the people who will go berko making sure every last part is perfect down to that last little dot of paint.....

IF they are going to go that far, is it really that much of an expectation that they could at least get one VERY obvious detail right?

I guess its just a case of the perfectionists being able to criticise and the rest of us having to put up with it

as you said, yes, it was only a local car show, so what gives the elitists the right to criticise my car? or do i need to take your uncles approach, become a knuckle dragging neanderthal and start knocking people out?

oh wait..... I'm not allowed to question anything like the upper class are

want some salt with that chip?

/me thinks you need to have a little stop and think .....

Just to weigh in my 2-cents on the matter...

I used to work for an English vehicle specialist in Melbourne. The vast majority of our customers were the anally retentive types who took extreme pride and care in their vehicles...MG's, Austin's, Jag's n Daimlers, Bentley's, Rolls, etc. Earning the trust of customers on their prized possessions (and previous experience), which subsequently opened the door to maintaining their wonderful daily-drivers.

I was considered the #1 draft-pick, at a premium 'stealership' because of age, maturity, technical knowledge and experience, and had many offers from rivals. In the end I chose to accept an offer with a private company specialising in rare old-school restoration work for British vehicles.

I fluked the opportunity to the job because of a personal project with a rare Daimler I had acquired, and it was a new and exciting challenge...far different from a world of "if it's stuffed then I'll just trade it in on the new model". Leasing has been the anti-christ for those who don't deserve to have nor can appreciate...

Dealing with people who genuinely cared about their vehicles, fanatical about every last little detail, paid for everything themselves, etc was such an amazing difference...it was a genuine pleasure to go to work each day. I really enjoyed helping these people create their idea of perfection, and I learned a lot from these people. Many pleasurable hours have been spent after-hours til the wee-hours going over certain vehicles, learning more bout them, what best to do, etc. It's a dying art-form, and something I feel honoured to be invited into.

I can personally vouch for the level of investment that these types put in, and the sheer hours of research is phenominal. While I learned a great deal not only from my colleagues, it especially came from the customers, who had an almanac of knowledge for specific models histories. Without this, mutilating fine examples happens.

Sure some of the customers didn't want to drive their works or art for fear of a spec of dust, but there were those who were happy to drive their creations. You can never judge someone as stuck-up or arrogant because of their intention to drive their creation, and if you choose to do so, then you're an ignorant git...period.

I have been away a week but i promised to post some pics of my friend's D type replica .
He is currently waiting a on a permit from DOTARS to bring it to Oz from NZ.





Regards Philip A