Ok i'm new to Cat ownership so I am a little worried about whats happening. Is it normal to spend most of your spare time fixing a mainly rusty but with a tint of yellow old dozer? You find yourself speaking softly to it so as not to offend her becouse you know she is a cranky old girl and might not start if you approach her wrong.
You can't but help smile when that main engine starts and sits there purring at low revs and though every time you run it you find 3 more things that need repair you still can't help but like the old girl.
And finally is it normal to give it a pet name like Gerdie

Please help is this yellow fever

Ha! It isn't NORMAL, but it happens.

Welcome to the insanity ward.

Pictures please!

Betch,

A old BB member "Yellow Iron" coined the phrase "it's a fine line between a hobby and mental illness".

i've spent over 1000 hours restoring a 1948 9U with an out door workshop with only a tarpaulin cover for protection. On a cold winters morning in February when it's cold and snowing, i did wonder as to whether there wasn't a easier hobby i could take up like stamp collecting?

yep ,i think i got it to... been collecting fords for awhile..but there is something about them cats....I have only been a member a short while,but theres some cool old geezers here with alot of knowledge,that are steering me the right way...have fun with yer illness

David when I was young & the old Ford Model Ts were around back then they were called "Tin Lizzies". Also some were called "Jittneys" too.