Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[LandRoverman]

Why is it that people obviously spend much time and effort, not to mention money, on restoring and showing a vehicle, and they then (a) tie up the information board with baler twine, or wire or similar, and (b) leave Tesco/Sainsbury/Coop shopping bags with their lunch in, strewn around the interior?. Never mind fixing the catalogue number with a torn off bit of masking tape! Just a thought.

[Rick]

Welllllll I suppose these are vehicles 'in use' and plastic bags etc could always be removed, but I know what you mean. What grates with me is old lorries that have been done to A1 condition, then livery applied using vinyl (computer) cut lettering - just doesnt look right, and often the typeface used is way too modern also.

Excess chrome is a bit OTT in many cases too!

If I ever show any of my old jalopies, I do try and have period mags 'dumped' on the back seat, a period clip on picnic tray or similar accessories in evidence, and an old Box Brownie or similar casually left on the parcel tray, alongside an AA book for the vehicle's build year.

Although anythings better than an old car hidden away for years on end doing nothing (like most of mine also alas!)

Rick

[LandRoverman]

I like the bit about period magazines and the odd item of the time, the box brownie for instance. Its all so simple really, but makes a difference to the overall effect.

[Erick65]

[quote="LandRoverman"]I like the bit about period magazines and the odd item of the time, the box brownie for instance.[/quote]

But why talking about "magazines"? and why mentioning "period"?