Why go to the trouble of restoring classic cars etc?

For every form of transport you can think of, including classic and vintage cars, there will be someone, somewhere, restoring one to its former glory. Cars, once they have a few years under their tyres, suddenly become 'classic cars' and surviving examples are eagerly sought by bands of enthusiastic preservationists who are determined to see increasingly rare cars survive into the future. Dig a little deeper in the subject of transport preservation, and a whole new world of keen owners can be found in sheds up and down the land, breathing new life into not just classic cars, but motorcycles, microcars (bubble cars), antique caravans, bicycles, tractors and more, all with the same long term goal of ensuring their pride & joy's survival. Most people do this as their hobby, and as such limited budgets often mean that rather than buy a restored vehicle that can be used straightaway, it will be necessary to buy a decrepit example and slowly restore it to its former shiny condition. Those ...  more