

Do you remember your childhood dream car? When we were young, we dream of buying a certain “dream car” before we even have a driver’s license. In many cases, by the time we do have the financial means, better judgment, responsibility, and myriad of other reasons keep many of us from making that purchase. We held themselves back, always waiting for the “right time”, but is there really a “right time”? There's a popular Chinese proverb that says: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
「當我們還是小朋友的時候,曾經想過甚麼是夢想之車,但當時我們其實連車也不懂開,更遑論是否擁有駕駛執照。這全因那時我們根本沒有足夠的金錢去接觸汽車,所以長大後就會想買回這個夢想。但當我們長大後,我們又要背上不同的責任,亦有林林總總的理由,令我們不能擁有兒時的夢想之車。來到這裏,很多人又會說當去到一個適當時機,就會買下這部兒時愛車,但究竟何謂適當時機?近期就因為疫情而有很多人跟我說:「人生有幾多個十年?」其實一生很短暫,我們只得一次機會等到所謂的適當時機。這令我想起一句頗為有趣的中國諺語「想種樹的最好時機是二十年前,第二個最好時機就是現在。」」
Published in MAY 2020 Classic & Sports Car Magazine | Written by Kenneth E Y Wong
KENNETH WONG 黃恩揚- Classic insider 創辦人,經營高級經典及跑車買賣。對處理高檔車種擁有豐富經驗。曾是香港首間經典車拍賣行的營運總監。經常參與高端古董及跑車的相關活動,貼近市場脈搏
在今期專欄,我想跟大家分享第六個買古董車的原因,而這個原因其實很簡單,就是我們童年時夢想擁有的車,並且在長大成人之後將之買回來,成為自己的珍藏車之一。
到了今天,你還記得小時候的夢想之車是那個型號嗎?會不會是出