| Most of us associate car rentals with getting from | | | | destination, without the grease and scraped knuckles |
| the airport to our business meeting or something we | | | | or giving up the garage for yet another "big boy toy." |
| do when our own vehicle is in for extended repairs. | | | | For those who wonder what dad or grandpa (or |
| We might drive a car we're thinking of buying next, | | | | grandma) smiles about when thinking about the "good |
| while daydreaming about the car we'd really like to | | | | old days," a sports car rental can be a retro |
| drive. So, why not think about the recreational | | | | experience to connect with a simpler age. But, only |
| opportunities of a sports car rental? | | | | the cars were simple: you will need to learn to shift a |
| If you ever owned a classic sports car, or wanted | | | | four-speed manual transmission, maybe fiddle with a |
| to, you can recapture that memory or fulfill the | | | | manual choke to start a cold engine. The classic |
| dream with a sports car rental. For not much more | | | | sports cars were all convertibles, or "rag tops." |
| than renting a full-size new car, you can get behind | | | | Converting from open to closed car meant unfolding |
| the wheel of a restored vintage sports car like an | | | | a frame with more braces and latches than three |
| MGB, Alfa-Romero, or Triumph TR-3. If you've ever | | | | beach chairs, then fastening the top to the body |
| owned one, you no doubt have fond memories of | | | | with snaps or twist fasteners. Roll-up windows were |
| touring the countryside with the top down, and a grin | | | | a modern invention, too-for cars with low, scooped |
| that just wouldn't fade as you put the gearbox | | | | doors trimmed with leather, like the older MG and |
| through its paces and felt the little car hug the turns | | | | Triumph models, side-curtain panels fastened to |
| like your father's Buick never could. You also may | | | | mounts on the inside of the doors. |
| remember spending most weekends tuning, tinkering, | | | | Of course, the fun of a sports car rental is that you |
| and scrounging hard-to-find parts, when you felt the | | | | don't have to drive in the rain or on cold days-the car |
| car owned you. | | | | is yours for a day, weekend, or week. Most |
| If you're one of those folks who missed out on the | | | | companies that rent them are located in more |
| trendy car era, but always wanted to drive one, or | | | | temperate climes, so hopefully you can pick good |
| who don't miss the tinkering, a car rental may be the | | | | weather to enjoy the thrill of the open road and |
| way to recover the dream. You aren't likely to find a | | | | recapture the age of motor touring in style, in a |
| sports rental company at your local airport, so you | | | | classic sports car. Who knows, a weekend sports car |
| may have to travel to find one. Why not plan a | | | | rental could turn you into a sports car owner, again |
| rental car touring vacation? You can have that thrill of | | | | or at last. |
| the open road that is all about the ride, not the | | | | |