Practically Classics Forum

To be boring and honest, as long as I have good friends, a roof over my head, food in the pantry and am healthy and able to afford the life I live, I don't really want any more!

OK, so I win the Euro Millions, buy the house of my dreams (I never will as I'd never get planning permission to build it where I would like to live) and have the mythical vast garage and workshop (with huge model railway above). Then what? I would never have time to go on "Grand Tours", drive the cars (or tractors) and "play trains" as I would be too busy keeping the vehicles in roadworthy condition (though I would never buy a car to leave it standing idle).

OTOH - as a short bloke with loads of dosh, I would probably have some trophy-bride (that could be changed for a younger version as and when I got bored with the old one) - but how many are skilled in car maintenance and valeting, or even understand what a cat really is - and what it does? Remember that a certain Prince had problems with a wife who sat on his Aston while wearing jeans - hmm, I wonder...

One thing that I would lack is the motivation brought on by limited funds: I can't justify the expense of a "good" Land Rover; or sending mine to a garage and having it rebuilt. So I do it myself and learn to enjoy arc-eye, back-ache and spanner rash: it's the sense of achievement that makes it worthwhile!

And that, folks, is the secret of true happiness, not wealth or fame, it's being contented with your lot.

suffolkpete wrote:And that, folks, is the secret of true happiness, not wealth or fame, it's being contented with your lot

........tery numbers! (I wish).

Its true, money does n`t buy you happiness just a better standard of comfort for your misery!

Note that despite comments the cars mentioned here are not massively exotica! Nor are Trophy wives previously mentioned! I guess that we are not overly unhappy with our lot but would love to lose the daily grind to enable us to work on our projects!

As a 6 out of 7 `er I would love some free time to work on the 13/60!

Generally I'm pretty happy with what I have. Sure, there is a few cars I'd like to buy someday. I'd like to move onto a couple of acres and have as much room for garages and cars as I desire.

But the only thing I'd really wish for is TIME. I don't want to end up like my Dad, who worked his whole life for a comfortable early retirement, then dropped dead 18 months after he finished work.

My biggest desire is to do some huge overseas trip in my Moke. Like follow the old Peking to Paris route at my own pace. Then do a bit of touring around Europe and the UK before driving overland to Thailand or Singapore and then shipping the Moke home. I reckon I'd need a year at least.

when you do will you visit fellow forum members?

rich. wrote:when you do will you visit fellow forum members?

Maybe. I'd like to at least fit in a couple of shows.

I would love to be wealthy enough to run a classic restoration business without it having to make a profit. A hobby that pays for itself and provides a couple of jobs sounds good to me.

Do you want a fat middle aged apprentice in this business Richard? Gissa job!