25-09-2018, 11:43 AM
Steves point is a very valid one, if you understand his points, you begin to understand the snobbery buisiness.
The historic vehicle hobby has in very simplistic terms two factions. No matter if this is austin 7's or buses, or tractors. Those who value historical accuracy and originality, and those who essentially consider the vehicles themselves as toys. Clearly like the right and left wing politics most of us sit somewhere in between.
Those who sympathises more to the accuracy/originality side of things will always consider those who chop up perfectly good cars to build 'specials' to be heathens. And those who chop them up will always consider those who criticise them rivet counters. Then there are those who will happily let someone else do the chopping and buy the outcome with a clear conscience. There is certainly snobbery here. All ways!.
The VSCC reputation suffers simply for its perceived double standards. What are its values? Originality/Accuracy? Sports? Vintage? or something quite different?
The historic vehicle hobby has in very simplistic terms two factions. No matter if this is austin 7's or buses, or tractors. Those who value historical accuracy and originality, and those who essentially consider the vehicles themselves as toys. Clearly like the right and left wing politics most of us sit somewhere in between.
Those who sympathises more to the accuracy/originality side of things will always consider those who chop up perfectly good cars to build 'specials' to be heathens. And those who chop them up will always consider those who criticise them rivet counters. Then there are those who will happily let someone else do the chopping and buy the outcome with a clear conscience. There is certainly snobbery here. All ways!.
The VSCC reputation suffers simply for its perceived double standards. What are its values? Originality/Accuracy? Sports? Vintage? or something quite different?