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An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?[/quote]

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...[/quote]

As a car enthusiast, a car from that era doesn’t really offer much in terms of the driving experience nor is it going to be very safe to drive on public roads. It won’t be able to maintain highway speeds so it’s pretty much local. It’s also not a car you would really feel comfortable taking the kids out for ice cream or errands. Other than a few car shows a year it’s going to sit around a lot. Do you have a big enough garage to store it? Who plans to work on the car?

I would steer him towards bringatrailer.com and start browsing for cars that may offer more usability that still has a lot of character.[/quote]

Agreed. A vehicle from the 1930s will be a slow poke driver. Plus, sourcing the parts will be difficult and very expensive. There's a good reason why many owners of such cars are professional machinists - you often need to build your own parts.[/quote]

Older cars are also dangerous. I would never drive them on the roads in/around DC.

https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/6093/vintage-cars-are-death-traps

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