Can't get rid of my old parts

[Dartswinger70]

Man, I think that young folks may like these cars but in the future theyll just want to buy it and drive it away they dont need original parts they wont be working on it. Maybe it will be LS swapped on the recommendation of their " mechanic". I go to classic car shows and I will predict that car shows will still be there for the gathering and socializing but the people will be driving up in new cars. The hobby is changing its not so much about working on the cars any more...modern upgrades? wheels,stereos bolt on power adders? sure but resto? I think thats slowing down and lets be honest the rat rod thing was an indicator just get it running dont worry about how it looks...that was when people decided resto was too expensive.

 

[ProjectBazza]

Man, I think that young folks may like these cars but in the future theyll just want to buy it and drive it away they dont need original parts they wont be working on it. Maybe it will be LS swapped on the recommendation of their " mechanic". I go to classic car shows and I will predict that car shows will still be there for the gathering and socializing but the people will be driving up in new cars. The hobby is changing its not so much about working on the cars any more...modern upgrades? wheels,stereos bolt on power adders? sure but resto? I think thats slowing down and lets be honest the rat rod thing was an indicator just get it running dont worry about how it looks...that was when people decided resto was too expensive.

Probably a lot of truth to that, as the market has changed, and will continue to do so.

I recall the first few times I watched the Barret-Jackson auctions on TV, when they used to have a lot of old Rolls Royce and Duesenberg-type cars, with Alain De Cadanet doing the voice over or commentary. Back then those cars brought “big money”, but now? Not so much. (Same thing for Model A’s and 1950’s jukeboxes). The demand, the market for them, has shrunken considerably, and I have a feeling the market for fully restored, period correct muscle cars will decline as well, as people just want their creature comforts. Maybe not in my day, but it’s coming, I’m sure.

 

[Dartswinger70]

I was driving down the street and saw a 1940s coupe for sale with the big straight 8 front end, Im not sure what it was but I thought " I could prob get it cheap..." then thought "but what would I do with it?" it would go from that sellers yard to my yard and still sit. But I think Nostaligia itself may be a shrinking market people just throw things away and buy new. I myself dumped alot of money into my Dart thinking it would be worth something and I suppose it is but Ill never make all of it back maybe half and then again maybe even less... I told my son" I just saved it from being crushed in the 90s is all i did" but who knew? we all thought things would last forever.

 

[barbee6043]

Man, I think that young folks may like these cars but in the future theyll just want to buy it and drive it away they dont need original parts they wont be working on it. Maybe it will be LS swapped on the recommendation of their " mechanic". I go to classic car shows and I will predict that car shows will still be there for the gathering and socializing but the people will be driving up in new cars. The hobby is changing its not so much about working on the cars any more...modern upgrades? wheels,stereos bolt on power adders? sure but resto? I think thats slowing down and lets be honest the rat rod thing was an indicator just get it running dont worry about how it looks...that was when people decided resto was too expensive.

I bet the rat rod thing was started by a bored beer alcoholic that had spent his rent money on more beer!

Man, I think that young folks may like these cars but in the future theyll just want to buy it and drive it away they dont need original parts they wont be working on it. Maybe it will be LS swapped on the recommendation of their " mechanic". I go to classic car shows and I will predict that car shows will still be there for the gathering and socializing but the people will be driving up in new cars. The hobby is changing its not so much about working on the cars any more...modern upgrades? wheels,stereos bolt on power adders? sure but resto? I think thats slowing down and lets be honest the rat rod thing was an indicator just get it running dont worry about how it looks...that was when people decided resto was too expensive.

How many people today, have the desire, the $, a garage to work, tools to work with, or any skill? to work on an old car!!!?? Some, and maybe not that many today.

I remember when the "modern Challenger came out, 1 year later, going to a Mopar show, half the cars entered were the New ones!!!!! Have not been back to one since!