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Funny, the dings and dents actually seem like more of a badge of honor than a knock as to me that means the car is being driven and enjoyed...
I was at a cruise in this summer and among the different Cobras parked there, I saw a little 289 slab side. It was dinged up, paint was oxidized, the interior was shot, the seat leather was completely worn out and ripped.... in other words it was PERFECT! I kept looking at it and even crawled under the front end to be sure and realized it was an original. About that time, the owner came along and I had a great talk with him. He bought it new when he was in college and just drove the heck out of it the entire time he owned it and it showed. The guy was a real hoot to talk to and the car showed the "love" he had for it, unlike many of the "trailer queens" it was parked next to that weren't worth 20% of the value of the little beat up 289 and never got driven except to and from the trailer. Having the owner just be a real car guy was a real bonus on that night....
Bob
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