Hobby antique vehicles are not just on display at local car shows, and not just a "guy thing" anymore, either.
Atlanta, Ga (PRWEB) January 21, 2005 -- Show cars are put to bed at the end of the car show season in early Fall until the season starts again in April. But in the hearts of car enthusiasts and collectors, the show must go on. Tonza Borden, antiques collector, has filled this niche by launching AtlantaAntiqueCarClub.com. The web site is a virtual community that offers a showcase of seldom seen vintage motorcars, research, history, private collections, and many more things to do while you are online. Borden did not jump on the classic car bandwagon as a wannabe'. Her background has driven her to this destination.
"Old cars are in my blood," says Borden. "My father started working as a mechanic and body specialist when he was 11-years-old. I was 11 when I started hanging out with him at the body shop. On my 16th birthday, he bought me a used 1960 Ford Falcon."
Is is no surprise that car buffs have memories of their first wheels as strong as old shoes tied to a wedding car. It is also easy to see what the fascination for these timeless beauties are when viewing the Barrett-Jackson auction or; admiring an 80-year-old owner's prize auto that is not for sale for all the money in the world.
Borden expresses that same passion for classic cars when she talks about the object of her recent love, a 1963 Ford Falcon Futura. "It was not easy to find the favorite car of my youth nor was it in pristine condition when I bought it. Locating spare parts and a good mechanic "willing" to work on a vintage car was no easy task, either," she says. It was because of her search for vintage parts, "can do" service providers and love for car shows that she decided to build a web site to help this growing hobby.
Fortunately, Borden has built a new Internet car club to bring old cars, parts, and car-show aficionados, of both genders together. On AtlantaAntiqueCarClub.com, fellow car enthusiasts can display their show cars for the entire world to see, while enjoying an online car show in the comfort of their own home.
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