True car people are becoming a thing of the past
Car shows are a joke. It angers me to watch a new challenger off the showroom getting a trophy. I mean, wtf did they do other than buy a new car? But hey, I got a second place for a car I spent 10 years building.
As a man that has judged a few car shows, I agree in part.
The new cars with zero modifications that show up at our show get scored on their rarity. The Hellcats and Demons did well. Also, one has to look at how the modifications improve on the original design. Blinged out ghetto sleds are often not even considered by me when a tastefully done, less modified one sits next to it.
Regarding the original topic….
She has a point.
I am a lifer. I’ll do this until I’m planted but I too have seen a drop off in the fellow enthusiasts. Guys I knew that liked these cars either got old, decrepit, sold out or turned gay.
(Kidding on the last one)
I used to have contact with a few guys that would come by my place when I was on a project. It used to be that you could count on at least three guys to assist on an engine swap. I recall those 12 hour marathon sessions with pizza and jokes, guys razzing each other and telling jokes. It really was like that.
There are young guys in the hobby but these cars can’t be bought with a months wages of low paying jobs.
I bought my first Charger in 2000 for $1700 and got to drive it for a year before swapping in a 440.
That stupid movie franchise spiked the value of those cars, driving other Mopars up with it. Few guys under 30 can afford a $20,000 project that needs everything.
