I had a Honda Civic CRX that I really liked and I wanted to keep it forever. However, one rainy day I drove through a large puddle and got a face full of water. I was surprised, as all the windows were up and I could not figure out where the water came from. When I got home, I lifted the drivers floor mat and saw the hole.....goodbye old paint.....

I had a physical metallurgy class in college. Since it was a career ago, I'll try to reiterate.

In the class, the professor mentioned that in the 50's-60's I believe, the Japanese visited U.S. steel plants and were appalled. When they returned home, they boasted that they could make cleaner steel the U.S. counterparts and did.

What they did not know was what they thought were impurities? in the U.S. manufactured metal, also aided in corrosion resistance. Hence by the time the Japanese found out about it. They had a lot of rust on the roads in the U.S.

I would think ANY car that can be rebuilt, run and look like it just came off the assembly line would be considered a collectible; especially if someone wants it.

I hate blogs like this one. My first car was a 1952 MGTD, my next one was a 1959 Karmann Ghia and my third was a 1962 VW microbus (sliding roof and 23 windows). Oh how I wish I could have them back.

I worked at a dealers only auto auction as a kid. My job was to drive (or have pushed) the cars onto the auction block. If it did not run, it went for a flat rate of $300.00, even if only a dead battery. Imagine a mint GTO with a loose fan belt for $300.00!