When I was about 11 or 12 and collecting paper for the Boy Scouts, our drop off point was the basement of the liberty. There I found a stack of old auto mags from Europe. They were dated from the 30s and 40s.
I took these home and read them all, and looked at the long sweeping lines and square radiators of those old cars. True Art, but of course I didn't know it then.
Long kid years later, the old cars long forgotten I passed a car lot, and there sat a red 1952 MG TD. In my mind that MG looked just like those cars in those old Auto Car mags. I bought it for $850 and sold my Ford.
I went out for a first drive and had another MG flash his lights at me, then another. I soon figured out that there was nothing wrong with my car and the light flashers were all real Sports Cars of every make and year.
I was so thrilled to own such a recognized real sports car that I even went out and bought a checkered cap, just like the rich guys wore.
Never ever again in my life did I experience such a feeling with a car till now. At this place in time we Smarties are a unique group.
Lets flash our lights to our fellow Smart drivers in pure celebration of our fun.
A2Jack.