Gidday,
Again another email landed on my desk this morning from a chevrolet owner but this time over in Chicago USA who has just got himself a lovely 28 Chev, this one is a coach (hardtop) and it certainly is a good one going by the look of it in the photo.
It's great hearing from others who are about to take that all familiar trip, what was once a boyhood dream or now a mid life crisis or maybe its just one of life's personal goals soon to be a reality, which is to make that step over the invisible line of no going back, the big unknown, that money sucking pit we call a "car restoration" and as those first steps are taken and that old car is pushed undercover to where the car enthusiast will spend the next few years, locked away on weekends in their mancave which is generally situated down the back corner at the end of the concrete driveway of any suburban house block, quietly behind the wooden swinging 1950's style garage doors with the radio crackling away helping to keep the excitement and enthusiasm levels constantly overflowing, you'll find someone who will soon be ripping their hair out with frustration plus frequently knock'in the skin off their knuckles from those hard to get at rusted bolts, it is here that they will be driven and motivated bit by bit to see the project finished, driven by a passion which will slowly take over and consume your normal daily routine and it is this that most people just cannot understand, the old familiar few words of "its just an old car" they say, and yes it is just that, it is an old car, but the personal journey and achievement of getting there and the end result of pushing open those garage doors and driving it out onto the street is worth every minute of it.....
Bernd wrote these words below and I have to say, I like this style!
"Greetings from across the big pond.
I just ran across you wonderful blog on the 'restoration' of Monty. What a
wonderful journey that must have been for you not to mention all the blood sweat
and tears involved. The best blog I have ever seen!!!
I live in Chicago, that would be the USA, and have just started the
restoration of my newly acquired 28 Chevy Coach, another survivor that is pretty
well all there. Same thing, lots of mud and grease has accumulated over the last
85 years and like yours, it started right up when the carb was fixed. Hope my
journey will be as interesting and fruitful as yours. You have also shown me
that taking pictures is very important to log that trip. 'Her' name is Roxy the
flapper from the 20's"
Thank you
Bernd Krebs
Best of luck with it Bernd
Cheers Grant
