17-10-2018, 10:26 PM
My quick summary (from my limited experience of building a special and briefly owning a bitser Chummy)...
If you like small cars they are great (you can fit more of them in the garage).
If you want something simple and vintage to tinker on they are also great.
If you want something fast they generally aren't. And if they are they are scary!
They are cheap to own and maintain, as far as old cars go.
If you actually drive it about you will get people coming and asking you about it all the time (especially if you start it on the handle).
Specials/replicas others have mentioned above but if you want a 'proper' car I would get one that's as original as possible. With what I know now about them I would personally buy as original a car as possible and minimally restore it preserving as much originality as possible. Generally this seems to be the way the old car movement is going now which will affect resale value later on.
They are great fun to drive and very rewarding if that is your thing. You really need to try driving one to find out!
Simon
If you like small cars they are great (you can fit more of them in the garage).
If you want something simple and vintage to tinker on they are also great.
If you want something fast they generally aren't. And if they are they are scary!
They are cheap to own and maintain, as far as old cars go.
If you actually drive it about you will get people coming and asking you about it all the time (especially if you start it on the handle).
Specials/replicas others have mentioned above but if you want a 'proper' car I would get one that's as original as possible. With what I know now about them I would personally buy as original a car as possible and minimally restore it preserving as much originality as possible. Generally this seems to be the way the old car movement is going now which will affect resale value later on.
They are great fun to drive and very rewarding if that is your thing. You really need to try driving one to find out!
Simon