Sorry Pete wasnt taking a swipe the transit club its just the attitude of some car club members that we have met over the years at shows that has annoyed me.This came to a head a couple of years ago.
My mates son Gary was given a Ford Anglia van by his grandad, Grandad had owned the van from new using it for his plumbing buisness, sadly he died not long after. Gary only 14 at the time decide to do the van up to its original spec when his grandad bought it,The lad worked his socks off for about 18 months wanting to do everything himself. Every bit of it was cleaned polished hamerited etc the only bits that he couldnt get were a pair of steel front wings or ones that he could afford.he was eventualy given a pair of fibreglass ones,once fitted/painted they didnt look too bad.The van was taken to a local steam show and got plenty of positive comments. Until 3 members of the MG owners club looked at it, one comment was OH FIBERGLASS WINGS WHAT A MESS I WOULDNT HAVE BOTHERED this comment was echoed by the other two along with a few more comments, No aprreciation that all the work had been done by a 14 year old, It was just slag,slag,slag
They got a bit upset when me and my mate turned on them.
The ironic thing about it was that the guy making the comments had a MG roadster built a year previously using a brand new bodyshell new parts etc costing over 12 grand, Garys van cost him £300 Now is the Mg a restored/rebuilt or a new car Its this attitude that really gets to me