What’s the best thing to do with rare and priceless pre-war classic cars? Keep them pristine and bring them to pretentious concours events judged by mustachioed men with dainty straw hats?
Not even close.
One club of British drivers has taken classic car ownership to a new extreme — they thrash their classics and get them as muddy as possible in some of the dirtiest off-road trails in the country. The best part of this off-roading is how the drivers and their co-drivers get traction in dicey terrain. Because many of these rare old cars, a Bentley and a Lea-Francis to name a couple, are rear-wheel-drive and front engined, they struggle to get traction in deep mud or steep inclines because there isn’t enough weight in the rear of the car. So to solve this, drivers have their buddies sit in the back and bounce up and down in tandem, trying to put some extra weight on the rear wheels. If that’s not enough, everyone gets out and pushes!
I think it’s just hilarious to see old men in jaunty caps bouncing up and down with so much enthusiasm — it reminds me of the bouncing hydraulic cars in hip hop videos except with old dudes.
Watch the video below, which is charming and full of eccentric personalities. I love it when cars are driven rather than just appreciated from afar, but do you think these cars should be protected and preserved? Let us know in the poll or tell us in the comments below.
