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By Bill Bounds

Ferrari 340 America Vignale SpiderI’m just going to put it out there, as a younger person this hobby/sport is frustrating. The issue at hand is access. The internet is great for contributing knowledge to the equation, but it can’t compare to standing by as a Ferrari 340 roars off into the distance. The former helps reinforce passion, the latter creates it. The problem is, with the classic car market on a rocket-propelled incline, the amount of times anyone can stand next to something like that is approaching zero. Even the mid and lower grade levels of classics are becoming hard to attain or encounter in normal life. Have you priced out a ’50s pickup lately?

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Bill Bounds
Bill Bounds is a self-proclaimed car guy without specialty. The son of a racing enthusiast and grandson of a British car owning tinkerer, Bill finds fascination in anything with an engine. With no career in motorsports, Bill is a hobbyist trying to experience as many different elements of motorsport as possible; be it driving on the banking at Daytona, wandering through a concours, or scrambling up Jeep trails. This has taken him to an SCCA autocross national championship in 2009, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places finishes at Nationals to boot. Bill currently serves on committees within the SCCA at the regional and national level.
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