I am continually amused to the point of disappointment with the endless debate about “best possible” here. This recent Ithaca Flues thread puts me there again. “You guys” act like every engine should be designed rev to 10,000 RPMs and make peak horsepower for the entire 24 hour of Le Mans- ever year for decades. Your Silverado or Chevelle was never meant to do so, but most will go over 100,000 miles just like the vast majority Flues 20s have lasted far longer than 2 or 3 owners lifetime.
I expect whatever I buy to serve my purpose flawlessly and without question and in my case a gorgeous little graded Flues 20 has done everything I ask. I have several others and at the pace I’m on there isn’t one of them in danger of being worn out in anyway, but I can certainly enjoy what they are, where they come from, and what they can do.
I think we often forget the appreciation for history, quality, and art forms that caught our attention in the first place.
