Went to a show over the weekend

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It was advertised as a show and movie. They brought in a huge inflatable movie screen and showed Smokey and The Bandit. No charge to get in and they had food trucks. Thought it sounded pretty cool and my wife was game to go as well. She called a friend and her and her husband also came. We ended up going in my Duster since it wasn't overly hot Saturday night. Anyways we follow an old Ford pickup and a Cyclone Spoiler part of the way and when we arrive the place was mobbed and driving through, I got a lot of thumbs ups which always feels good. Found a spot around the back of the shop who hosted the event and except for an old Unimog my car was by far the oldest parked in the area. It was a speed/race shop and all the cars except for maybe 10 or 15 were newer high end expensive cars. There had to be at least 200 cars there. They had a showroom open and wall to wall were rally cars like WRX's and EVO's Focus's and motocross dirt bikes all over the place. There were plenty of cars from and companies I don't even know that produce these rally type cars. There were Maclaren's, new Corvettes , Camaro's ,Mustangs , Porches and a few Ford GT's. Alot of the cars sounded crazy and looked expensive. Felt a little out of place at the show but we made the best of it. We ended up leaving before the movie and grabbed a bite to eat on the way home. Is this what to expect at shows in the years to come where our late 60's to early 70's car s will be lined up like Model A's and Model T's as the antique's?
 

Is this what to expect at shows in the years to come where our late 60's to early 70's car s will be lined up like Model A's and Model T's as the antique's?
No, it's a geographic thing. I went to a car show this weekend too (up in the country, upstate New York) and the majority of the cars were from young country folk, so proud to show off their ratty 1980's cars and pickup trucks that they worked hard to piece together. To me, that's much more interesting than someone who drives a car from the showroom to the car show.
 
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There's a lot of the same locally, with new "customized" lifted Jeeps covered in neon techincolor suspension bits, wheels that look like they were made for the cutters in a tub grinder, and packed with about as much sound system as a Kiss concert... my "grandma special" Ayatollah Corolla has more actual off road miles on it than all of them put together.
 
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Gateway Classics hosts a caffeine and octane type event once a month in New Braunfels, which is about 30 minutes from my house. Actually, I believe it's this Saturday. The local Mopar club, which I need to become more involved in, will be there with some nice A, B & E Bodies. The event has a nice mix of vehicles (150-200?) from lower end to high end builds across the spectrum of manufacturers and years. It all depends on sponsor, time and location. I won't drive my 4.11 geared Duster to an event 1.5-2 hours away, especially this time of year.
 
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