When you drive a hot rod, or any modified car for that matter, you have to have really thick skin because every time you stop for gas or a loaf of bread you will be confronted with some "expert." Most of them are well-meaning, but some are just out to bust your chops. The most common questions you will get are:

1) Did you build it yourself?

2) Is it real or fiberglass?

3) How much did it cost?

The first one is easy to answer. The second one takes a little teaching on your part, you have to educate them that it is real, and it may be made of fiberglass. The third one is real easy. " I lost track."

I've been in Sales most of my life, so people are easy for me to overlook when they say dumb or inconsiderate things..........sometimes. But depending on the degree of the comment, or how I interpret it at that moment, sometimes I have to come back at them and let them know the question was not appropriate. It is just part of hot rodding.

And yes, you will get the kit car comment, even if it is a restored 1940 Buick.

Don