cheers paulypaul never really thought about i forgot about thieving scum and jealous fooks. so know im even more unsure
Yeah I think the sad thing about it is that most people just see it as "an old motor" so they dont give a fook. I had a mate who owned a 1954 "barndoor" VW samba, rare as **** at the best of times being worth up to £40k believe it or not. His one was still in the original paint, no dents, no rust, no filler etc so really rare! as it had lived its life in Arizona, he popped into tesco one afternoon o his way to a show, parked it in the furthermost corner and left his wife sitting in it. Next thing, a couple parked next to them in there 3 year old nissan primera, and when Mrs Dumbarse opened the door and used her foot to kick it open fully, cause she was a fat cow, the door flew into the long panel of my mates bus (just as my mate was retuning to it) His wife jumped out, he ran over and low and behold a dirty great dent lengthways down the panel. You can imagine, he was absolutely devasted, then when Mr Dumbarse piped up and said he couldnt see what all the fuss was about, cause its only an "old VW" my mate went ballistic.
The vehicle from that moment onwards could never be described as truly original as it would have to be repaired.
Unfortunately thats what we are up against, ignorance and lack of regard. Its bad enough in our everyday cars getting them damaged by people who just dont care about anyone else's property.
Thats why I like parking the landy in the supermarket, you can always guarantee that people will look twice at parking next to it!