The Negligent Not-a-Collector

The Negligent Not-a-Collector centers on an owner’s storage dilemma and how minor health issues disrupted his routine with classic cars. The writer says age-related problems limited wrenching and led him to skip a spring trip to a warehouse in Monson, central Massachusetts, where he stores five vehicles. He typically restarts them by late March, but this year he waited about seven months, noting he had already sold two cars stored there previously and kept a 2002 model, described as “Bertha,” closer to home. The storage site includes a locked, non-motorized sliding gate and a non-motorized, sticking roll-up door, making physical access difficult. He coordinated with the owner and attempted a trip, but after loading a travel toolbox and a battery jump-pack (each under 20 pounds), his back forced him to abandon the run. The piece also points to mildew concerns from non-climate-controlled storage.