Goldbug
SILVER Star
I bought my 40 in Mayish of this year and initially figured I'd do a frame off resto to get the paint perfect. Then I brought it home, drove it even though it ran like absolute crap, took the kids for ice cream, crossed my fingers and drove it to work to show off, and just kept driving it. Got lucky and met a friend of a friend who knows 40s, and found this site. Learned more than I figured was possible, and now it runs wonderfully (for a 42 year old tractor engine), and I drive it every day. I'm going to slowly fix things like the badly cracked dash pad or radio that works intermittently, but no way I'll take it apart for a frame off and not be able to drive it.
I've fallen for the patina and idiosyncrasies, oh, and @rkymtnflyfisher 's beautiful photos.
I spend more on it than I'd admit to anyone who doesn't own a 40, but I spread it out and it gives me a great deal of pleasure. And the thumbs ups, waves, honks that happen every single time I drive it don't hurt.
I've fallen for the patina and idiosyncrasies, oh, and @rkymtnflyfisher 's beautiful photos.
I spend more on it than I'd admit to anyone who doesn't own a 40, but I spread it out and it gives me a great deal of pleasure. And the thumbs ups, waves, honks that happen every single time I drive it don't hurt.