Originally Posted by VeloceMitch
It's nothing like donating to restore a Steam locomotive. When those are restored you get the opportunity to ride behind, photograph it working and generally enjoy it, you can't and don't normally expect to drive it.
Has the guy said you can't ride in it, photograph it working and generally enjoy it, or even drive it, if you contribute? No.
I wasn’t actually disagreeing with Toronto.
I wouldn’t contribute myself for exactly the reasons that Jim and you Mitch give.
I’m not stupid.
But if I had a friend or acquaintance in the same position and I could help out I certainly would.
I just don’t think he deserves to be shot down in flames that way for simply having the front to ask. A simple 'no thank you, best of luck' would have sufficed.
And if he raises his $5k and gets his Spider fully restored while everybody else’s project is still struggling on who will be laughing then eh?