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By John Toler -
Times Newspapers Staff Writer
Can “car care” be fun?
For many people, the answer is yes, especially if caring for your car is also your hobby. It also helps if the car you’re “caring for” isn’t the one you have to drive every day.
For many people, owning and maintaining a collectible car is an enjoyable pastime.
In addition to the seftse of accomplishment you get by having a wellrunning classic, you have the opportunity to meet others with the same interests and who may have encountered the same problems with their old cars.
As we learned in last year’s For the Love of Cars special issue, a lot of people own collectible cars in Fauquier County these days.
Many folks around here prefer Mustangs and Camaros, and other muscle cars built in the 1960s and early 1970s. These are also the best to fix up and drive. We have several shops in the county that specialize in this kind of work.
In addition to the fond memories evoked, these collectible cars offer other advantages: there are still a lot of them around to be discovered and recovered; parts are plentiful and reasonably priced; and once finished, they are easily recognized and appreciated — which does nothing to explain why I decided to get back into the old car hobby by consciously seeking out an old car that fits none of those criteria.
Out of the dim past
Over the past winter, I have been putting back together a 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500, last in the line of a spe
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