I agree. But I came from small town/rural area and only kid that had a new car was the rich one or the ones that had an after school/weekend job and dad paid his insurance maybe. Most farm kids worked on dads tractors/equipment and on his car only if he had to do so as to not be afoot!
Only kids that I grew up around with new cars were spoiled pukes who had no respect for anything because they never worked for anything. Most of us had cheap beaters that we paid for and kept on the road by working part time jobs after school.
They actually enjoyed it and often speak fondly of the experience and the peace of mind I have is immeasurable.
Heck I am now 75 and I remember back in the 80s and 90s the Model T guys were aging out of the hobby. The cars and their owners/lovers were going the way of the dinaseur. (Computer can't spell CAT). Dying off and few younger guys with any real interest in that Model T. OK there is a lot of difference in the Model T and model A as far as making hotrods. But fast forward to today and look at what you can buy as a hotrod driver Model A and many driver cars of the 40s and 50s. Bargains compared to "muscle cars". There are bargains out there but not in the second gen. Charger and RoadRunner, Camaro, etc etc groups! So the younger guy looks to what he can afford and what HE WANTS. He does not rlat to 40s 50s cars or even Model A hotrods.
When driving my slant or my strait six Hornet fast is a "relative" term!! But would ya believe the Hornet is a little faster!!?as Freiburger always says.. its more fun to drive a slow car fast then a fast car slow..
This is far more true than I think people give credit for. I grew up in the early 00s. Aside from the barracuda which I have a sentimental attachement to, I really don't care about cars from before like 96 and I think a lot of dudes my age feel the same way. We love cars that we grew up with which are "newer". I have a couple old cars that are cool that I'd love to own like a 66 impala or a 70 camaro but most of the cars I want are around my age or younger. A 91 ZR1, CTSV, Commodore (chevy SS, G8, Caprice), 300 srt, magnum srt8, E63 AMG, 96 Toyota Century, pontiac fiero etc. Those are the cars that I'm like Yesssss for. Also, apparently Chevys lol. I do really appreciate older cars for how easy they are to work on, but my interests are mostly about the newer ones. My next car is going to be a commodore or an E63 not an old one. Honestly project cars just require a huge time commitment or money neither of which I have raising 2 very young kids. Sim racing is cheap, has a one time build cost and provides me with ton's of driving on circuits I'll never be able to go to irl. If money were no object I'd have multiple projects but I don't.
Wow are you me lol? 32 and got the Cuda when I was 16 too. I honestly loved Roadkill until they took it off YouTube. It took me a while but thankfully my dad was supportive of me building the car I wanted and I changed his mind on a few things like wheel sizes and fuel injection. Ive also been to cars and coffee a couple times and it's a huge mix of cars and ages. Honestly old 60s cars are cool but there's so much awesome stuff out there that people are doing with every thing from 80s jap hatchbacks, and miatas to newer fiestas and mustangs that to limit yourself to one era and car style is kind of silly. I'm lucky enough to live only an hour away from Road America. Between forza 3, assetto corsa, and my Buell I probably have 5,000 miles on it lol
Lol that's a neat coincidence. I guess it's a good thing in a way that I'm the "lone wolf" gearhead in my family, don't have a parent or any extended family that wrench on cars so I was able to choose my path freely. I was bummed when Roadkill was taken off YT but for a few years now I've been a much bigger fan of other Motor Trend shows like Roadkill Garage, Engine Masters and Hot Rod Garage. Worth the $5/month subscription fee for me as I'm not much into streaming the typical TV series and movies.
what did you pay for that thing 16 years ago.. the same car probably brings triple what you paid today and its not like a typical teenage job pays tripple what it did then. that starting buy in is the problem.. there are always excptions but look whay you have to pay for a rusty mess when if comes to classic cars. its not just the classic muscle anymore either its the run of the mill slant six no options cars bringing strong money. hell look at the 80's G-bodies.. they have gone nuts too.... one can buy a more modern car. no rusty POS, needing a few minor things for 5-10K and be driving it in a day...
