Hooniverse Neo-Classical Weekend – The Cars of Bob’s Classics, Inc.
Welcome to the Sunday Edition of the Hooniverse Neo-classical Weekend (which is very late because I had to deal with Project House Hell!). There is one dealer in the country that specifically sells these types of cars, and that would be Bob’s Classics in Clearwater, FL. According to the dealer:
Bob’s Classics, Inc., established in 1991, is owned and operated by Bob Simpson and his wife, Marcelle. Bob’s Classics, Inc. has cars for anyone who has ever fantasized about being a movie star or Wall Street Tycoon in the 1930s. These are dream cars that people can afford. The fun of owning one of Bob’s cars of yesteryear can be had for less than the price of a new or used cookie-cutter car from Detroit or Tokyo. The cars you will see on the following pages aren’t antiques; they’re low-mileage, pre-owned, full-scale replicas of cars originally costing as much as a million dollars. The replicas have no-rust fiberglass bodies for low maintenance, amenities such as air conditioning and power steering, and can be driven daily. Parts and service are no problem because most of them have drive trains made by one of Detroit’s Big Three.
We are going to show some of his current inventory, and I will conduct a poll as to which of these vehicles you would like to own when you get to be my age, which is currently hovering around 258 years…
