Dying breed
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This is why the younger generation isn’t into them.
What kid working for McDonald’s has the money to drop $200 on a tail light bezel.....$1000 on a hood and $2000 on an engine block
What about a 69 charger should ever be $129,000
These old cars are a big money game and the people who bought and drive them have that money now.
The kids s bought the Honda’s of their day and drive their parents cars. They tricked out what they had.
There are always exceptions.....but a million dollars for a 70 superbird that was $25000 20 years ago and a $5 million dollar Cuda that drives like a 70 Cuda.
$1500 for a rusted out 8 3/4 so people switch to a cheap 8.8
That’s why they don’t mess with them. Barrett Jackson and mecum changed the rules.
Then you have many people with 50 classics.....100 classics sitting in a garage that cost more than 5 houses.
It just costs a lot to restore these. You also have to have the skills and especially the infrastructure.
Welders, paint equipment, special tools and the knowledge over a lifetime on how to use that stuff.
These kids aren’t dealing with rusted out shells when they went to the 2001 civic. They were dealing with new cars that were compete and needed an engine swap of a cam just like when the muscle cars were new.
If you think about what it takes to really own these cars....it’s a lot.
And a hot date......the younger women and most in general that I know of....they don’t care. It doesn’t have leather seats or a nav system. I’ve had girls say......why do you even own that. You should sell it and buy a new mustang.
There’s a lot going on there that causes the new generations to not really care about these. Then......add in the entitlement of the newer generations. They don’t want to work on anything and go into massive debt to finance a new ride. I tried to tell a friend of mine yesterday......don’t spend $16000 on a new car when the one you have costs $300 to fix. While he watched me spend $300 on gts hub caps and thought I was crazy. He’s 26.
I get it.....but I don’t get it
This is why the younger generation isn’t into them.
What kid working for McDonald’s has the money to drop $200 on a tail light bezel.....$1000 on a hood and $2000 on an engine block
What about a 69 charger should ever be $129,000
These old cars are a big money game and the people who bought and drive them have that money now.
The kids s bought the Honda’s of their day and drive their parents cars. They tricked out what they had.
There are always exceptions.....but a million dollars for a 70 superbird that was $25000 20 years ago and a $5 million dollar Cuda that drives like a 70 Cuda.
$1500 for a rusted out 8 3/4 so people switch to a cheap 8.8
That’s why they don’t mess with them. Barrett Jackson and mecum changed the rules.
Then you have many people with 50 classics.....100 classics sitting in a garage that cost more than 5 houses.
It just costs a lot to restore these. You also have to have the skills and especially the infrastructure.
Welders, paint equipment, special tools and the knowledge over a lifetime on how to use that stuff.
These kids aren’t dealing with rusted out shells when they went to the 2001 civic. They were dealing with new cars that were compete and needed an engine swap of a cam just like when the muscle cars were new.
If you think about what it takes to really own these cars....it’s a lot.
And a hot date......the younger women and most in general that I know of....they don’t care. It doesn’t have leather seats or a nav system. I’ve had girls say......why do you even own that. You should sell it and buy a new mustang.
There’s a lot going on there that causes the new generations to not really care about these. Then......add in the entitlement of the newer generations. They don’t want to work on anything and go into massive debt to finance a new ride. I tried to tell a friend of mine yesterday......don’t spend $16000 on a new car when the one you have costs $300 to fix. While he watched me spend $300 on gts hub caps and thought I was crazy. He’s 26.
I get it.....but I don’t get it
