Pretty much all of my C&V keepers that I currently ride precede my birth. My '74 U08 and '74 Raleigh Super Course TT are four years my senior. I also have a few in the queue that are either a tad older or right around my age but I also like '80s Fujis. I don't care much for cars but my dad was a master at rebuilding old American Motors vehicles and he would bring me to shows to show his beautiful builds. He also was a wizard when it came to knowing all there was to know about steam engines. He would ride with me on his 3speed English racer when I was young and on one of my frequently stolen Huffys. I always loved cycling and he instilled the love of older craftsmanship in me. I suppose it is one of the gifts that he left me and I think of him whenever I work on one of my older builds.