mine gets 850 miles a year,a 1975 with 51000 km.
we here in eastern arctic(known as canada)we have 8 months of winter and three months of fall.so i guess mines a barn queen.
i wish i could drive it more,but i don't want it to look like my toyota winter beater.mike

 

I intend to drive mine once the resto is finished. It is a complete body off, frame up resto. EVERYTHING looks brand new. I didn't go through all this work just to let it sit so I can dust it off 4 times a week and stare at it!

I have a good friend who restored a numbers matching 1971 Z28. If this car was a vette it would be an NCRS Bloomington Gold Top Flite car. It is correct down to each fastner type and finish. And you know what??? He's scared to death to drive it. What fun is having a ride that you're scared to death to drive???

Drive 'em! The "real" fun is in showing them off on the road and turning heads!!!

 

Drive it any chance I can. Now it is garaged for the winterbut once the spring is here the 78 gets out and stays on the road all summer. Even thinking of an extended road trip this summer.

 

i have trailered my car to chevy vette fest. the show is held in november and march and the weather that time of year is unpredictable. after weeks of shining and cleaning the undercarrage ect,the day of the move in comes and its pourin rain or 1' of snow,so now after all that work you drive there and there are no washing areas. so you must re clean. the show starts with 1000 points and they will knock off points for water spots on your shocks.4 points off if you have too much armorall on the tires. the higest score i have gotten was a 995.any way after doing this 4 times it gets old fast .so now if i cant get someone to bring my car there on a trailer and the weather is bad i dont go---------

 

My ex-wife was a trailer queen...but I got rid of her.

My Vette on the other hand gets driven everyday during the summer.

Jeff

 

I see this argument a lot, and I really don't know why we care so much. It's the same argument as stock vs. mod. Me personally, I have always believed a car is menat to be driven. Is it fun to just look at it and not expereicne it? I alos understand that when you put hundreds of hours into a car to make it showroom stock then you don't want to drive it and spoil it for shows. I think the real problem is that the shows penalize you for having normal road soil or wear. I have a '78 Pace which is excellent restored condition. The problem I have is that I will never get a BG Gold or NCRS Top Flight because I drive it. I cannot get a Survivor because I have restored it. What's a shame is these shows have no classes for people who have restored, but drive it. It is frustrating. I have one a number of trophies in smaller shows. I think drivers should not be discouraged from drving their cars, but the very nature of these shows does that. I firmly believe that driving a car a coupl thousand miles is far better for the long term than not driving it. I have had this confirmed in many articles and jsut by experience. In spring my floor has quite a few drips on the floor. In summer nary a drop of anything is on the floor. The car purrs like a kitten and cruises.....I hope in the future the big show organizers come up with classes for us drivers. Until then I guess I just go and enjoy.

 

Hey all you that own a trailer queen, better drive them and enjoy them while you still can, cause if you don't someone will in time. You won't own the car forever.