Been away for a while and sad.

Clearly you & I see things differently... I've done allot of high end restorations on rare & valuable cars... When the restoration is completed the first thing I do is take the car for a long drive...

Finished this car in mid-July of 96, August of 96 I put 1500 miles on it going to Vegas... Crossed the Mojave where the thermometer in Baker was reading 118....

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It's been rained on many times, it's been in snow.... It still looks damn good & I've got memories & stories about where it's been while accumulating over 100K miles since I restored it...
Mine has been wet as well and worse. When I expect it to be bad I refrain.

Takes a long time to detail back up again. Honestly that hurts me when I have to climb under and more to wipe it all nice again.

To me, it does not out way the pure driving enjoyment I feel when I do get out. I just wait for a better day and drive longer!