I'm sure this has been asked/answered in the past but a recent thread about market values of our cars got me thinking about my own 40 and why I bought it.
When I was about 8 my mechanic dad started employing me in his automotive repair shop. My job was to clean the shop and put away all the tools after school. Alot of the ford parts my dad used came in boxes. These little boxes had a picture of a small sleek car on the side. I asked my dad what kind of car it was and would briefly explain to me that is was a GT40 and what/when they were. He was never really a fan of them, more of a hotrod guy, and at the time he was building/ driving a Chevy Vega with a 327 on a heavy dose of N20. Needless to say my feelings were different and I was in love with the shape on the box. Whenever I threw away a used and discarded box I would cut out the side with its picture and tape it to the back of bedroom door. Lets just say I was completely enamoured with its shape. Every line, every curve, every angle was perfect. It was simply the most beautiful object I had ever laid my eyes on. I learned about its history since they had already stopped racing. The love affair lasted for a couple years then slightly more important things started to occur....GIRLS.
Fast forward a couple of decades. I finally had a job that provided disposable income so I went to Reno NV to look into purchasing another type of iconic car, a cobra. Superformance was offering a quality replica so I went for a test drive and when I got back I walked into the salesman's office to order one and when I sat down I saw a picture of a MK1 B posted up on the wall behind him. When the salesman sat down I asked which one it was, thinking it was a picture of an original. He non-shalauntly replied, "It's a prototype of one of ours. We're gonna start building them soon." I immediately knew the cobra sale was going to be a no go and told the salesmen such then made a request. "When that's ready for sale call me." He never did.
Several years after that I had gotten into a C5 corvette and a heavily modified Buick Grand National. I was as at SEMA in Nevada and saw a silver MKII on display. This is the first time I had seen one in person and I actually felt week in the Knees. I think I actually broke in a run to get closer to the car. Now in my 30's I felt like I was 8 again. The rest is,well, my history.
These cars are bought/ owned based on emotion so please feel free to tell your story.
Rich.
When I was about 8 my mechanic dad started employing me in his automotive repair shop. My job was to clean the shop and put away all the tools after school. Alot of the ford parts my dad used came in boxes. These little boxes had a picture of a small sleek car on the side. I asked my dad what kind of car it was and would briefly explain to me that is was a GT40 and what/when they were. He was never really a fan of them, more of a hotrod guy, and at the time he was building/ driving a Chevy Vega with a 327 on a heavy dose of N20. Needless to say my feelings were different and I was in love with the shape on the box. Whenever I threw away a used and discarded box I would cut out the side with its picture and tape it to the back of bedroom door. Lets just say I was completely enamoured with its shape. Every line, every curve, every angle was perfect. It was simply the most beautiful object I had ever laid my eyes on. I learned about its history since they had already stopped racing. The love affair lasted for a couple years then slightly more important things started to occur....GIRLS.
Fast forward a couple of decades. I finally had a job that provided disposable income so I went to Reno NV to look into purchasing another type of iconic car, a cobra. Superformance was offering a quality replica so I went for a test drive and when I got back I walked into the salesman's office to order one and when I sat down I saw a picture of a MK1 B posted up on the wall behind him. When the salesman sat down I asked which one it was, thinking it was a picture of an original. He non-shalauntly replied, "It's a prototype of one of ours. We're gonna start building them soon." I immediately knew the cobra sale was going to be a no go and told the salesmen such then made a request. "When that's ready for sale call me." He never did.
Several years after that I had gotten into a C5 corvette and a heavily modified Buick Grand National. I was as at SEMA in Nevada and saw a silver MKII on display. This is the first time I had seen one in person and I actually felt week in the Knees. I think I actually broke in a run to get closer to the car. Now in my 30's I felt like I was 8 again. The rest is,well, my history.
These cars are bought/ owned based on emotion so please feel free to tell your story.
Rich.
