David,
I agree with this. There are several people in our crowd out here in the West, that love vintage cars equally as much as vintage bikes. I myself love Bentleys from the 50's. Will soon be working on a body off restora tion of my 11,054 original miles 1953 Bentley R Type standard steel salo on. The work involved is not all that unlike the bicycle restoration I d o. I will be doing my first and only engine rebuild (with the help of my brother who has done such things for a living), reassembling the entire car, refinishing all the interior wood (which I LOVE to do), and repain t her. Then I will drive it to the various bike events full of classic b ikes in the trunk (or boot in British terms). You can Google the Bentley to see what they look like. The R Type is by far my favorite vehicle.
The thing I like most about bicycles is that they are far less involved than cars and are MUCH easier to restore.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
USA
Vintage cars and vintage bikes go together very well. I have been in
many restoration shops besides mine that has a ceiling or corner full
of vintage bicycles. I think it is a connection on several levels,
including an appreciation of fine mechanical work coupled with speed
and handling of the best examples of each. Many car designers were
also interested in bicycles including Bugatti, Delage, the people at
Lotus, etc. David Cooper Chicago, IL
_______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search fe
atures.
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/