Future of the hobby

SGBARRACUDA said
I wouldn't worry to much about that. Remember Al Gore in1992 made a bold statement to " Ban the internal combustion engine in 25 years." Well that date has come and gone and they are still around. I'm 64 and have been a motor head since the day I tore my dads lawn mower apart to rebuild it when I was 8, (It never ran again). When I was a young man the cult following for Model T's and Model A's was very much alive and thriving. But as I age you notice that now days that following isn't what it use to be, why? They got old and died off. Now those of us that were raised in the muscle car era, are getting older and dying off. There will be some to carry on the era, but not near as many. Now when the millennials and Gen Z ers get our age, who knows what their legacy will be.

As a 29 year old, the cars "of my day" are the late 80's early 90's era. Growing up the only cars I had to aspire to and looked cool to me on the street were JDM and german stuff (Nissan 240sx, Mazda rx7, BMW e30 etc.) and don't get me wrong I still like them but living in california I really wanted something smog exempt. Most people my age that like cars, can't afford a proper classic so they buy the cars from this era because it is what we grew up with, and they're still relatively affordable. The cost of things, and scarcity of parts has seemed to really scare people away from the hobby more than anything.