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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2150 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

I just wondered what other people do when they see another classic coming the other way? Do you wave, wait for the other driver to wave at you first or just not bother. I always wave at other classic drivers, whatever they're driving, I'm not snobbish, although I find some drivers are happy to acknowledge you, others just blank you or give you a strange look! Confused

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Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

I wave at classic car drivers and VOSA operatives, but I use more fingers when I wave at classic car drivers.

P3steve · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject:

Always wave and mostly get a wave back

stuchamp · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 546 Location: Iowa, USA

Over here in this area it's usually a "thumbs up" to classic cars & hot rods.

Jeep owners all wave to each other, "It's a Jeep Thing", as the tv ad goes. Very Happy

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22815 Location: UK

yeah I usually wave, tend to get a response maybe 50% of the time Confused

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I wave/thumbs up, unless on the penny, then usually nod, as can be dicy letting go of the handles!! hehe Laughing

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Brian M · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:08 am Post subject:

I always wave and find it difficult not to do so when I am driving a modern car!

A good friend phoned me recently to call me a miserable b*****, as I had totally ignored him when he waved at me in the Amazon. I asked when he had seen me, as I hadn't seen his classic car for some time.

He replied "Oh no I wasn't in my classic but was the passenger in a white Transit van" Rolling Eyes

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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

I always wave and usually get a wave back. Cool

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Nic Jarman · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject:

I normally wave but don't often get a wave back, but it is the same miserable s*d in his Minor most of the time as he drives to work at the same time I do.
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Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

The "real" Police used to wave when I drove this around.......

And Black Cab drivers waved when I was driving this......

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Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

I used to regularly get a "sky polishing" wave from a local MGTF (midget) driver as he approached. One day he did not wave! Nor ever after!
I found out from a friend who was in the local MG Club that the chap had found out that he had been waving to a lowly Gentry all that time!
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Brookie · Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Western Australia

Kombis wave all over the world-from hectic arms to the subtle finger lifted off steering wheel

http://thekombikonnection.myfreeforum.org/about179.html

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7216 Location: Edinburgh

Apart from waving drivers I've been hailed a couple of times by people on the pavement looking for a cab!

I always said to myself that I must just treat it straight and take them to their destination next time it happens but it hasn't happened since.

Peter Rolling Eyes

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Giggles · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:44 am Post subject:

The kids tend to do the waving Wink

We do too, but it's amazing how differently people react to you in different cars. In the Super Snipe most other classic car owners and hot rodders wave. We get older people in "normal" cars wave too sometimes and even flash their headlamps. Out in the Fairlane, it's the Rodders and normally the under 40's that wave. If hubby's working on any of our cars on the driveway, he complains that too many people want to stop and chat about the cars and then he doesn't the jobs done. Took all morning to top the oil & water up on the Snipe the other weekend Rolling Eyes

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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2150 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

I've had the people in modern cars flashing their headlights as well. The worst one is when they blow their horns - usually when I am negotiating a busy junction. I always think there is something wrong and am looking around in a panic when I see a car-load of smiling old people waving at me Confused

Although this once happened when it was an Escort XR3i full of attractive young ladies...hmm Wink

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