“…the car’s owner approached me and asked what it was like to drive it on the highway.” As all of us are quite aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the vintage car hobby. Since spring 2020, dozens of national, regional, and local events have been postponed or, in most cases, cancelled.
Last fall, when it was becoming apparent we’d lost the entire “old-car season,” a fellow car enthusiast commented that the pandemic would have an adverse effect on collector-car values since there were no shows at which to exhibit cars. And, he emphasized, many owners of vintage cars only display them at shows.
I remember staring at him, then saying, “You know, I think there are other things one can do with a vintage car, don’t you?…
