[sand_man]

I guess I'm thinking of the cars that never get driven or end up in a collection as a trophy and never see the light of day. Museum pieces? It's true that many in the concours world use their cars and make the effort to clean them for judging.

I think that's what I like so much about the vintage racing scene - that an owner would be willing to subject their "investment" to the rigors of the track! Even the Rennsport Reunions: the very idea that someone would take a purpose built 908, 917, 934, 935, 962, et al, and thrash it around a track (even at careful speeds), rather than leaving it behind a velvet rope as a security guard stands watch! I believe the cars should be used. What are they being preserved for? A pharo's tomb? There's enough talent in this world to restore any car. Run it and fix/clean it.