In a message dated 96-12-18 16:24:28 EST, mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca writes:
> Further to the matter, I believe we will eventually have a problem. Each
> year the supply of a finite group of vehicles shrinks. Many more cars
> become garage queens with the increasing number of restorations which
> become "too nice to drive". In many ways restoration is becoming the
cause
> of its own death. I don't have a solution except to state that we are a
> part of a boomer hobby which I believe will eventually shrink
dramatically,
> with a corresponding outfall, as we age and no longer are able to
> participate in the hobby to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers teach
> your children or all is lost! :-
>
John,
I couldn't agree more .... with one slight twist.
When I was young my Dad restored a 1930 Model A Ford, not satisfied with that
he decided he needed a car that looked like the one he drove when he was a
kid. Next project? He built a Model A Highboy Roadster.
I restored an MGA, now the MGB.
My son (now 13) thinks he would like a Bugeye (influenced by Dad?) or maybe a
Miata (peer pressure?), but who knows
The future generations will infact restore old cars. But their "old" cars
will be a different breed than ours. Perhaps Miatas, Rabbits, or Z cars, and
who can forget that old Viper?
Larry Hoy
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