Automotive

The other day, I was at a classic car show, and I was talking to a buddy of mine, and I had my digital camera out taking pictures of everything, and in the parking lot on the way into the car show there was one of those new T-Birds with the retro look. It had extra fender flares, and some aftermarket stuff, but it really looked cool, and it looked quite old, but being a car buff I realized that it was probably built a couple years ago. And it probably cost him a bundle, considering that it was new and all the work which had been done, and therefore it wasn’t cheap.

After going through the car show, there were some actual vintage T-Birds, and they were all decked out and very beautiful, and I talked to some of the owners there that had spent a pretty penny on all the components, and keeping them all original. One of them won third place in Best of Show category, and I believe he deserved it. It was amazing the amount of work he had put in, and it was a daily driver. This is the car he drove around in, which is even more impressive considering he placed so high at the car show.

As I was going back out into the parking lot, I saw the individual get into his car with his wife in the more modern retro T-Bird, and we had a quick chat because we love cars, and he said that he had about $52,000 in the car, which is very similar to the amount of money that the classic car owner had in his T-Bird, although the classic T-Bird also had intrinsic value due to its “real classic” label and category. The owner of the new T-Bird said his insurance was quite high, and he was making loan payments.

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