while the cars are all beautiful, and i'll never have anything like that, i am surprised but the lack of correctness on many of the cars.
it really became apparent when they were showing underhood shots of the AARs and T/As
obviously money isnt an issue, so why not make sure that before each car goes on display that it is correct??
because looking at those AARs and T/As with painted or not painted exhaust manifolds and bypass hoses. and all kinds of other details, and i didnt freeze frame and scrutinize, this was just by watching.
someone told me that all these wealthy collectors care about are the vin #s and clean and shinny and it doesnt matter if all of the parts came right out of the year one catalog or if they were correct original parts
but anyway you slice it, that is a great collection of cars and i enjoyed watching the show, look forward to more like that
Each and every car eventually gets "dialed in" for correctness, but garnering awards or impressing the "experts" has never been the goal. With 600+ cars in the fleet, maintaining 350 or so for a rotating display is in itself a full time job. They have several incredible full time employees that maintain the cars, with an emphasis on first making sure the cars are ready to drive at any given time and are safe. They have a white board that makes note of issues, which ranges from basic oil changes and maintenance to major detailing and correcting issues that may be incorrect.
Since having the proper trustworthy people on staff that are capable of doing this is of utmost importance, you can imagine how hard these guys work and how dedicated they are.
Thanks for the kind words on the show and stay tuned, as this is just the beginning.
Bashton
