Interesting spin on old cars

[copo69]

What are your thoughts about this?



https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17Y...ibextid=wwXIfr

[Ralph Spears]

I have been saying what he said for 25 years I could see this coming down the road with the graying of the people at the cruise nights and car shows that is why i sold my cars years ago I am 75 years old.

[Keith Seymore]

Can you give a summary for those not on Facebook?

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[markinnaples]

I saw that back in September when he posted it. I'm not a giant Joe Zolper fan as he has a pretty negative outlook on most car stuff and it seems like he thinks it's his way or the highway. Meh. I think the car world is like everything in life, it changes over time as society and interests change. Nothing lasts forever.
Here's a direct link to the video:
http://0260.tv/joezolper

[Ralph Spears]

The age group of people interested in muscle cars is graying and dying the younger generations don't have any interest or the money to buy them

[bdk1976]

Originally Posted by Ralph Spears

The age group of people interested in muscle cars is graying and dying the younger generations don't have any interest or the money to buy them

It's not just the upfront cost to buy them, which is bad enough. The cost to insure young drivers these days is astronomical and collector car insurance isn't really a thing until you're 25 - by that age the ship has pretty much sailed for most.

Fewer kids are interested in cars/driving these days, and ones that are interested in old cars and driving them are a miniscule subset of those.

The anecdotal stories about kids being into cars may be cute/inspirational to some, but do not reflect society as a whole.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by bdk1976

IThe anecdotal stories about kids being into cars may be cute/inspirational to some, but do not reflect society as a whole.

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[bdk1976]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

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Cool story (I've seen it posted on here and PY enough times already, though), but it's just another anecdotal story in our little echo chamber that doesn't reflect society as a whole.

I'm sure there are plenty of other examples on this forum (hell, I have one of my own) and/or in fading car clubs, but in the grand scheme of things those numbers are insignificant.

It's not like the muscle car hobby is going to vanish tomorrow - it will always be around in some form, but it is certainly changing/shrinking as folks age out.

[Steve Shauger]

You know, no one has a crystal ball. Again, if you’re in business and it's your livelihood then keep on top of it like every successful business. Over the past 40 years, there have been ups and downs whether due to economic conditions or other variables, but my passion has never wavered. Actually, if the market softens there will be opportunities to own cars that were out of reach and may be more attractive to the younger crowd.

I had a friend who was obsessed with the musclecar market and predicted its collapse over the last 15 years. I always told him all I need is to go in my garage, wrench on a car or take it out for a spirited ride and to hell with everything else😊. Speculating is a gamble, enjoy the hobby for what it brings you.

Who know they may ban electric cars and we could be sitting on a gold mine LOL!!!!

[LetsFNgo]

Originally Posted by bdk1976

Cool story (I've seen it posted on here and PY enough times already, though), but it's just another anecdotal story in our little echo chamber that doesn't reflect society as a whole.

I'm sure there are plenty of other examples on this forum (hell, I have one of my own) and/or in fading car clubs, but in the grand scheme of things those numbers are insignificant.

It's not like the muscle car hobby is going to vanish tomorrow - it will always be around in some form, but it is certainly changing/shrinking as folks age out.

I don’t think anyone here is in disagreement that it isn’t changing/shrinking. Baby boomers took the world by storm, and made the world was it is today, both good and bad. But demographics is destiny. The two graphs are USA population in 1960 and USA population today broken down by age.

I’m here patiently waiting for the day I can buy an affordable Superbird or Daytona so I can live my white trash dream of a wing car, jacked up in the rear, on 15x10 Slot mags with N50’s hanging out back, blasting Deep Purple out of an 8 track, banging gears in an A833 like my life depends on it, treating it like it was made to be treated.

Collecting these cars did a lot of great things, and saved many that would’ve otherwise been parted out or scrapped. And I’m incredibly grateful that older generations than me cherished the stuff like that and were eventually willing to spend like they did on it. But what saved a lot of these cars is what will be starting to hurt it in the future.