SELF PRESERVATION

perfectly restored Karmann Cabriolet is a thing of beauty and as much as renowned Cabriolet Owners Club member, Paul Riley, loves a show quality car, he’s also aware that sometimes they can be more trouble that they’re worth. He explained, “I’ve owned enough shiny cars over the years to know that there’s not a lot of fun to be had when you’re constantly worried about leaving your car unattended or stressing out about picking up stone chips.” However, on the flipside, ratty ‘patina’ cars aren’t exactly his thing, either. Paul joked, “If you’d have explained this car to me over the phone I wouldn’t have got it but, when I spotted it for sale at The VolksWorld Show this year, the whole preservation over restoration thing was something akin to an epiphany, I guess.” In short, it was love at first sight and Paul