THREE KINGS
It’s a question that rears its head time and time again: just why do retro car enthusiasts do what they do? What’s the appeal of these old motors which soak up so much of their time, money, blood, sweat and love? Wouldn’t it make more sense to spend your dough on the newest car you can – something with airbags, ISOFIX and ABS, something that’ll always start in the morning, something that doesn’t leave your hair smelling of fuel and the niggling voice in the back of your head chattering away about the encroachment of tinworm?
Well, no, obviously not. Because these are more than just functional machines, they’re an intrinsic part of our nostalgic automotive affections. But that’s a reality which is sometimes hard to explain to people who don’t get why we love retro Fords. For some of us, the act of driving an old-school ride harks back to a time of sepia-tinted simplicity, when we had no
