[whitetop]

Mickey
The nice thing about Day 2 is the car is still mostly stock with simple bolt on parts(wheels, valve covers etc). There is also the fun challenge of looking for correct early parts at swaps, ebay etc.
Today, the average street rodder(pre '49 crowd) is probably 53-56 years old or older. I would venture to say the average musclecar owner is in their 40's. The nostalgia trend with street rodders really took off about 5-7 years ago and is getting bigger every year with no end in sight. Shops that used to build hi-tek cars are now building nostalgia cars.The number one reason why these cars are being built is the owners are saying it is taking them back to their youth-when life was less stressful etc. Generally nostalgia pangs start hitting people in their mid to late '40's (according to some of the antiques/collectibles stats). Whatever the cause the nostalgia thing is hitting the srodders like a freight train.

I think the Day 2 trend will hit the musclecar segment in 5-8 years maybe earlier. Of course some people like myself are starting early.
Dave

[Edited by whitetop (03-25-2002 at 12:49 PM).]