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I don't see a lot of 20 somethings appreciating the beauty of a 1964 Cadillac or 1958 Impala, will the cars built in the 1940s-1960s begin to fall in price as those who owned and drove in them as children begin to age and pass away?
No different than anyone else. In 40 years you'll see some grandpa running around in a lowered Civic. Getting his azz kicked by another grandpa who had a V8 Stang or Camaro as a kid
I don't see a lot of 20 somethings appreciating the beauty of a 1964 Cadillac or 1958 Impala, will the cars built in the 1940s-1960s begin to fall in price as those who owned and drove in them as children begin to age and pass away?
As a 20-something, I just see them as big, bloated cars that have poor fuel efficiency. I can appreciate looking at one but have zero interest in ever owning or driving one.
As a 20-something, I just see them as big, bloated cars that have poor fuel efficiency. I can appreciate looking at one but have zero interest in ever owning or driving one.
I hope more have your attitude. I see the land yachts of yore as the ultimate status symbol built with quality steel, chrome, and leather. A 1960 Cadillac has a higher build quality and less plastic than the fanciest Mercedes. If they crash in value I'd scoop a 1960 Cadillac coupe up.
As a 20-something, I just see them as big, bloated cars that have poor fuel efficiency. I can appreciate looking at one but have zero interest in ever owning or driving one.
I think quite a few 20-somethings like classic cars. Not all of them are big. Bloated would probably apply more to the large modern SUVs than to classic full-sized cars.
I don't see them as big, bloated cars but as a comfortable, roomy, smooth-riding and luxurious cars.
I don't see a lot of 20 somethings appreciating the beauty of a 1964 Cadillac or 1958 Impala, will the cars built in the 1940s-1960s begin to fall in price as those who owned and drove in them as children begin to age and pass away?
I guess I don't understand you having to slam Millennials politically. There are many reasons they are not interested in classic cars.
Hell, I'm 54 and owned a couple of classic cars back when I was young and I'm not really that interested.
Today's cars are just so much better that I'm losing interest in the old ones more and more.
I guess I don't understand you having to slam Millennials politically. There are many reasons they are not interested in classic cars.
Hell, I'm 54 and owned a couple of classic cars back when I was young and I'm not really that interested.
Today's cars are just so much better that I'm losing interest in the old ones more and more.
They're a pain in the ass and expensive but they're so much more beautiful than what we have now. It makes me very sad that we can't design a good looking plastic-free chromed up (real metal not that plastic "bling" BS) car to save our life.
Values are already dropping. The peak was about 5-10 years ago. Now, the economy was partially to blame for prices falling, but even though the economy has improved greatly since 2008, the values for a lot of collector cars has never fully recovered back to their previous highs.
Values are already dropping. The peak was about 5-10 years ago. Now, the economy was partially to blame for prices falling, but even though the economy has improved greatly since 2008, the values for a lot of collector cars has never fully recovered back to their previous highs.
They're a pain in the ass and expensive but they're so much more beautiful than what we have now. It makes me very sad that we can't design a good looking plastic-free chromed up (real metal not that plastic "bling" BS) car to save our life.
How are you going to do that? You actually expect GM, Ford and Chrysler to start making airbag-less, body on frame cars without crumple zones? Seems like you are living in a fantasy world.
You can build a 67-69 Chevy Camero with parts from Year One and have a brand new, classic Camero if you really want it. It'll cost you about $90,000 including the labor to have someone assemble it. So it can be done.
But it's just stupid to pine away from the "good old days" when the new ones are so much better.
My buddy had a '69 Z28 with the 302 engine. That car today would be worth something like a quarter of a million dollars in the shape it was in back when we were running around in it.
I rented a '16 Chevy Camero RS with the V6. I tell you what, I would love to race that '69 with that 2016 V6 variant. I was beyond impressed by the power and handling. There is no comparison, and the thing got close to 30 mpg.
It's just ridiculous to compare the old to new.
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