I drove my Darrin in the WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE on Saturday.
For those that do not know, it is the largest single day car event in the world, or so says the news. Officially it is one day, but for almost 2 weeks before, cars are cruising in the evening.
40,000 cars and 1 million people spread across 16 miles of the first paved road in America.
This was the 20th year.
My Henry J has been in it twice, the Darrin 5 times, including 2 in downpour rains!
This year was the biggest and one of the best, especially the weather.
Best of all, a scout for the 2015 Chicago World of Wheels car show has VIPed my Darrin into the TOP TWENTY spot well ahead of show time.
An additional point of this post is about driving our cars.
As I have stated many times, ad nauseam to some, I drive both my cars all the time.
"Crazy to drive the Darrin"---hear it all the time.
But even after 6,000 since the completion of the restoration in 2009, including 2 flat tires, blown timing gear on Labor Day and a stone chip that cost $5,000 to repair, the car presents itself well enough to get into the top twenty in Chicago.
I have driven this car to every competition that I have entered--from local cruise nights to a Concours d'Elegance.
I have a wall of trophies, Best in Class to Best in Show, all with a car that is driven every week.
It may not be as pristine as when first restored, but I enjoy driving it and really enjoy the smiles and "thumps-up" of those that see me on the streets.
That's my point---DRIVE 'EM!! and don't call me crazy!!!