A good Question (IMO)

[XcYZ]

I'm building mine to drive. I'm not a car show kind of guy, the only car show I've had my car in was the Car Craft Summer Nats, which is more of an event than a show. When the weather is nice, I would take my car anywhere when I wouldn't have to leave it unattended for a long period of time. I have every intention of making the HRPT with it when it's back on the road again, as well as the usual Saturday night hellraising.

For me, I enjoy working on my car as much as I do driving it. I just can't leave anything alone. lol

[Blown353]

I'm in CA, so typically excellent weather.

I drive my car every day if I have the time and the roads are dry if I don't have it torn apart to fix/add/mod something. This roughly translates to 4-5 days a week.

I don't drive when the roads are wet, mostly for safety reasons-- lots of people have no clue how to drive safely in the rain, I don't want to risk a loss of traction incident, and mostly because I have no wipers-- my air filter is where my wiper motor used to be. Also because I hate cleaning up a painted and semi-detailed undercarriage, and worst of all, cleaning baked-on water stains off the headers. If I get stuck in the rain I can deal with it but I won't willingly take it out into inclement weather.

I'm going to paint the car this year and will NOT be cutting any corners, and you bet I'm still going to drive it as often and as hard as I do now. Rock chips happen, you have to learn to live with this. I'm also going to yank the body and detail the frame/box it and fab a 3-link rear setup, but I'm probably going to do the nice looking and durable spray on bedliner treatment to the floorpans and powdercoat the frame in a shade that will match the body; down the road all I have to do is pressure wash it and it will look new. I want clean yet simple and functional on the bottom.

Like Scott, I take my car nearly anywhere as long as I don't have to leave it unattended or out of sight for any decent amount of time. Also like he said-- I like working on them almost as much, maybe more than driving them. If I ran out of stuff to do on the car I might sell it out of boredom. This is why I replace perfectly good components or take something apart to change it a little. Keeps me occupied.

Troy

[hotwheels]

i would drive mine anytime the weather was good.....if you are going to build a piece of art, you should enjoy the fruits of your labor. in my opinion, doesn't do anygood to build it, then park it..........hotwheels of turborides

[jannes_z-28]

I have mine as a driving project, since we have long winters here in Sweden I can do a lot in one winter. Season is only May to September.

My paintjob was done in 1993, it is still good but has a few chips here and there. It looks OK a few feet away.

I will have it repainted sometime in the future.

Anyway it is a driving car and I drive it as much as I can during the summers, even commuting to work.

Last summer didn't see much driving due to the engine disaster.

You shouldn't be afraid to drive it that is what cars are for, right. And ours especially. Pro touring is about driving, nothing else. If we then can combine that with appearance, just fine! But it should still be driven!

Jan

[lil427z]

i boilt my camaro to drive and drive it i do . 2003 2004 hotrod power tour longhauler . but i have also put the car isca indoor shows . and have done great in them . i am curtainly #11 in the points standing in the west over all
not bad for a driver .



rick kirkindall

[907rs]

Jim, I've got to agree with Scott and Troy.

My car will be as clean as they come, but it'll also be driven often. If that's the way you want to build the car, then go for it. After all, a little dirt does clean up!

[Ummgawa]

Same here

Hard to justify the kind of dollars the car will cost without driving the tires off of it.

[lil427z]

jim givem hell




rick kirkindall