Jim Ratto
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« Reply #31 on: August 26, 2009, 20:18:17 pm » |
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The age old issue of Us vs Them......
here's my take if any gives a rat's ass:
The V8 scene, much like the VW scene isn't just one big general band of guys. There are knuckleheads in every hobby. My ex boss was very much a Detroit Iron guy all his life, yet he made his living building hot VW motors and selling VW parts. He, more than anybody else, is the reason I got into fast air cooled VW's.... this guy took me under his wing and showed me more hand on stuff on how to make a VW live and run hard than anybody. My point is, while he grew up a V8 guy, once he got wind that a VW could levy some hefty punches, he made them part of his life, and encouraged a lot of guys my age, and younger and older, to build something that could pounce on the big cube stuff. I think as we get older and mature, we all become somewhat more tolerant of the "other guys"... to me any guy that puts his brain to work before he lifts a wrench, is a cool guy, no matter how many cylinders are under the hood (or decklid). Personally the V8/hot rod/street rod thing is lost on me, not that I do not repspect it, I am just not passionate for that segment of the hobby. Always dug the little cars from overseas.
Best to all, Jim
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