For me,owning a car is all about enjoying the individuality of something
unusual.As Adam said,if wedges were worth money standard,we'd all be
5h1t scared of modding a dedent one-for instance a UK TR8 should not
be seriously tweeked outwardly as they are rare as hens teeth!Yet the
TR7 is becoming scarcer,esp'good'uns.So why no real appreciation in
monetary value?O.K.we all cherish our cars and probably over value them
but the classic'ol git,down the pub enthusiast will always under value
a seven"'cos they're all 5h1te"as he is predjudiced and mis informed.
I would never own a TR6 or a Stag because 1.they dont do it for me.
2.would you dare put Carlos Fandango wheels and a bloomin'great wing
on the boot lid.and finally,3.the owners of these old bangers generally
consider us wedge lovers as second rate classic car citizens-NOT all-
just most that i ever am unlucky enough to meet!
No,i love the wedge,i love the universal dislike,i love the fact that
if you want,you can do so much to it.
I allways wanted a Countach,not the early LP400,the larger than life
LP500 quatrovalvo with the huge wing and massive flares and spats,so
my Wedges are as near as i'll ever get in this lifetime!It's the shape,
the fact that you can drop bigger lumps/brakes/axles etc.in to make
your car so individual.Yes i love cars like Chris's pristine examples,
but ultimately i covet cars like Waynes red Grinnall,and yours John!
The green monster is my Countach and its worth a million quid to me -
esp'tho i'm still 'between jobs'!So i say to you all,relish in the
fact that you are allways likely to be the 'black sheep'(or an ASBO-
as the register cat called my 4.6)in the eyes of most ol git down the
pub types,and stick another spoiler on if you want.
Sorry for the rant and going a bit off topic,but i met one of those
ol git types today in an MGC -complimented him on his car-and
when he enquired as to what i had,he shook his head and said" rather
you than me mate!" I just turned the other cheek and walked away.Must
be getting soft in my old age!
See ya. Paul
