Ah, the sweet smell of testosterone in the air. Q and I are at the Barrett-Jackson auction down in Arizona. I'm glad I conned him into making the trip with me and Marty, although Tro may not thank me for the saliva deficiency Q's going home with. I swear, I don't think I've seen him drool this much since Mardi Gras last year. *grins* Bareett-Jackson's been auctioning cars for over two hundred years now and the event in Arizona is almost, well, a holy pilgrimage for gear heads. There's beautiful metal here and it makes me wish that I had the money to spend. It's a good place to eye-up the competition and compare styles. Almost makes me want to give up the engineering gig and go full-time to restoration... This year the garage has two cars in the auction, a 157 Ford Velocity with a full, off-frame restoration and a clone of a 1959 Austin-Healy BN-6 roadster. We've been trying to establish our name in restoring and cloning muscle cars and roadsters, so this will help make or break our reputation. Both cars go today. I suppose the way that worked out isn't going to be the best money-wise, but I don't think Marty's in this for the money. She and I agree that cars are made to be loved, and love means being driven. I'm tired of seeing these sweet cars that do nothing but sit inside heated garages. *snorts* Have these people no soul? Soul or not, the people here have money to burn. At least I can write off what I've bought as a business expense. I wonder what Q's excuse is going to be...*slides him a sly grin* Current Mood: enthralled
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