Practically Classics Forum

Well his Nana Liz probably services it for him, seeing as she's not only a qualified wagon driver but also served her time in motor engineering during something called "World War Two".
I'd begrudge the Royals their wealth less if they spent it all on cool cars, Bacardi Breezer, blow and bongo downloads.

johnnyanglia wrote:

TriumphDriver wrote:I reckon Prince William has done more for the classic movement in one small drive down the mall in an Aston Martin than any amount of Drive It Days or other hype. I must invite him to our next show...
What a beautiful car, and what a lovely way to display it.

prince William has done absolutely nothing for the classic movement by driving down the mall in an Aston Martin. All his drive proved yet again was that we (and by in large through no choice of our own) are giving him and his family far too much money, which they neither deserve or have earned. The car is merely another trinket they own earned off the sweat of ourbrows. I doubt he even knows were the fuel goes let alone carry out a minor service.

Yes, it's those damned Imperialists! They may fly helicopters on search-and-rescue missions, and have a basic knowledge of how to service and repair them, but as for a fuel filler cap on an Aston? Never. Freedom for Tooting, eh?
Back in the real world, I was asked twice last week on my way to a show in my rich man's trinket, paid for by the sweat off the brow of a working man, where a car like that could be found. I bowed and scraped to the elderly men who were asking and knuckled my brow after giving them what I hoped was good information, for which they rewarded me with a groat. I then went on to my show, attendance at which I had not earned, and was rewarded with a finishers award, which I certainly did not deserve and so gave to a starving family to pawn for food. They were on benefits and so couldn't afford the fuel for their Range Rover, and eat as well.

TriumphDriver wrote:I reckon Prince William has done more for the classic movement in one small drive down the mall in an Aston Martin than any amount of Drive It Days or other hype. I must invite him to our next show...
What a beautiful car, and what a lovely way to display it.

Yes, I agree, lovely car and nice to see a classic being used.

However, I disagree on your take a snipe at drive it day statement. If anything, if all the general public sees of a classic car is when it is being driven by Royals then this sadly re-inforces the incorrect stereotype that classic cars are only owned by the rich and famous - classic cars are for the "posh elite" etc.

The benefit of the "drive it days" are that the general public can see that classic cars can be and indeed are owned and driven by ordinary everyday people. Classic Cars for all and not just the elite.

Morrisand944S2man wrote: However, I disagree on your take a snipe at drive it day statement.

Sorry m8, wasn't meant to be a snipe, just a remark that a high-profile television slot like this - watched by millions of people all round the world - will raise the profile of classic cars far higher than any Classic event to which a limited number of people go, or a certain day of the year when we're supposed to get out there and drive. judging by the number of times I've been asked what kind of car it was, it's certainly raised an interest in older cars, and if we can't exploit that to our own benefit then we're not trying. I'm certainly not going to tell a friendly enquirer that unless he's an elitist snob, he can't have one.

Morrisand944S2man wrote: The benefit of the "drive it days" are that the general public can see that classic cars can be and indeed are owned and driven by ordinary everyday people. Classic Cars for all and not just the elite.

What a daft statement.

How can a member of the general public know if someone is "posh" or not by simply seeing them drive past in an old car?

Maybe you can tell but I certainly can't tell as to what income someone might have who is driving past in a Morris 1000?

There's always the Barbour coat test:
If their Barbour is filthy, creased and in desperate need of a fresh coat of wax; they're monied but, if their Barbour looks like a split new one and still has the swingle tag attached, then they're "of the people". Or maybe they want to Tarmac your drive.

DoloMIGHTY wrote:

Morrisand944S2man wrote: The benefit of the "drive it days" are that the general public can see that classic cars can be and indeed are owned and driven by ordinary everyday people. Classic Cars for all and not just the elite.

What a daft statement.

How can a member of the general public know if someone is "posh" or not by simply seeing them drive past in an old car?

Maybe you can tell but I certainly can't tell as to what income someone might have who is driving past in a Morris 1000?

Maybe Morrisand944s2man just meant that if people see a lot of classics around then they realise that it isn't that rare for people to own and drive them.

Adam43 wrote:

DoloMIGHTY wrote:

Morrisand944S2man wrote: The benefit of the "drive it days" are that the general public can see that classic cars can be and indeed are owned and driven by ordinary everyday people. Classic Cars for all and not just the elite.

What a daft statement.

How can a member of the general public know if someone is "posh" or not by simply seeing them drive past in an old car?

Maybe you can tell but I certainly can't tell as to what income someone might have who is driving past in a Morris 1000?

Maybe DoloMIGHTY just meant that if people see a lot of classics around then they realise that it isn't that rare for people to own and drive them.

Wasn't that Morrisand944s2man's point?

Ooops copy and pasted the wrong username while watching the GP. Corrected!