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I had a serious question until I read a couple of the threads tonight and realized that I have been looking at this LBC thing incorrectly. I was wondering if I should be concerned about how much it costs or why I would do such a thing as put together a car that is impractical. Now I understand that there is some crazy that goes along with these projects. Thanks for setting me straight! :jester:
Erik
 
I look of it more as a challenge. Both in restoring it and the continued challenge of making it run...I have wondered the same thing myself one some of these long nights...
 
My Linda says "Those silly cars are probably cheaper than having a redhead on the side", which I'm sure is true. :jester:

Fortunatley, she never looks at my Moss Motors reciepts. :wink:
 
Millrat said:
I had a serious question until I read a couple of the threads tonight and realized that I have been looking at this LBC thing incorrectly. I was wondering if I should be concerned about how much it costs or why I would do such a thing as put together a car that is impractical. Now I understand that there is some crazy that goes along with these projects. Thanks for setting me straight! :jester:
Erik
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Feels like Jeopardy - the answer ahead of the question.

Little British cars for $200 Alex

What is, "why is there a hole in the road we pour money into?"
 
aeronca65t said:
My Linda says "Those silly cars are probably cheaper than having a redhead on the side", which I'm sure is true. :jester:

Ha!!! Exactly what I tell my wife!! She's soooo lucky and only had to push the car a few times!!

Kurt.
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She's a keeper Kurt - You're a lucky man!
 
aeronca65t said:
My Linda says "Those silly cars are probably cheaper than having a redhead on the side", which I'm sure is true. :jester:
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Sad thing is it always comes down to money.
 
I had two brain MRI's last year - apparently it's not something physically wrong with me.
Unfortunately they can't see deep Psychological troubles with a machine - yet.

:jester:
 
When I first started the car MANY years ago, my wife called me all afraid that someone had stolen our credit card because there was an unknown / large purchase form "winners circle" there (local for me).

I had to take her to dinner.

George
 
aeronca65t said:
My Linda says "Those silly cars are probably cheaper than having a redhead on the side", which I'm sure is true. :jester:

Fortunatley, she never looks at my Moss Motors reciepts. :wink:
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I have a rehead and she has the car! Never would have thought that this project would have gotten to the point where the money didn't matter any more
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Oh yes, the two of those together spells financial doom!!!
 
still a whole lot cheaper than a lot of what is out there.
 
If, however, I would have thought that my wife would have said "I don't want the cheap after market bumpers, chrome the originals I don't care how much it costs" when we started this project I would have run like the wind. I am bad enough but when she loses perspective...
 
aeronca65t said:
My Linda says "Those silly cars are probably cheaper than having a redhead on the side", which I'm sure is true. :jester:

Fortunatley, she never looks at my Moss Motors reciepts. :wink:
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What if the red head is your ehh daily driver? :banana:
 
Testa Rossa is Italian for EXTREMELY expensive red head!! LOL
 
Never too old to learn. Do you drive red heads or just work on them?
 
Several decades ago, we were discussing what colour to paint the disassembled AH 3000 we'd bought from a friend (we really only got it running two years ago....).

I'd figured all real Healeys are supposed be Red; all real BMW 2002s are Inka Orange, etc.

Turns out I was wrong - we now have a cream coloured 3000. Probably just as well, as if we'd painted it red, I would have been wanting her to dye her hair blonde to go with the red sportscar when I hit the first of many mid-life crisis, and to invest in two unnecessarily large silicon based inserts.

Doug
 
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