Man it's weird selling Mopars lately.

[70chall440]

My  is that many younger (like sub 35) think they are getting a Fast and Furious car and like their BMW will always start and drive with little to no maintenance. Once they learn the truth, the car becomes expensive garage art and eventually gets sold for the next fad. This is why I think resto mods with modern drive trains will be the next big wave. Not a lot of the younger generation could set valve lash anymore or tune a carb; they would spend an hour trying to find the ODB port...  Noting against the younger generation, it is the evolution of our society. Sure there are those out there and on here who fall into the "younger" generation that are knowledge sponges and enjoy old cars; however this isn't the norm. Consequently many of us "older" guys are not near as techno savvy as the younger guys are.

Love it or hate it, there will be a time when a wet fuel carb will be a rare item. I can easily identify with the older cars because I grew up with them and pulling a carb apart isn't scary, but to someone who didn't grow up this way, it is like me pulling a computer apart, looking at code, etc. I am not hating on new technology at all, in fact I admire it and am struggling trying to understand and deal with it.

As the saying goes "times they are a changing"...

[rUNCHARGER]

"I disagree, because most people don't get that money back in a sale.  Yeah  I nicely done car might bump the price up son but rarely the full parts/paint/labor cost of the build."

Ah, okay  I always figure on losing money on a build. But what you are saying is; as restoration prices rise in the future that the prices of finished cars is going to decline, so a person will lose even more on a car in the future? Do you think that will be positive for the hobby?

Sheldon

[70chall440]

There will always be a market for exceptionally well done and rare cars, it is the rest of the cars in the hobby that I think will suffer. That said, people are adaptive and like many things like vinyl records seem to make come backs.

[RCCDrew]

There will always be a market for exceptionally well done and rare cars, it is the rest of the cars in the hobby that I think will suffer. That said, people are adaptive and like many things like vinyl records seem to make come backs.

There will always be a niche. Look at the rat rods. That is a whole subculture of mostly younger people. And new tech is almost entirely shunned.
I really think the 70s style hot rods with the stink bug look will be next to make a comeback.

[IMADreamer]

My  is that many younger (like sub 35) think they are getting a Fast and Furious car and like their BMW will always start and drive with little to no maintenance. Once they learn the truth, the car becomes expensive garage art and eventually gets sold for the next fad. This is why I think resto mods with modern drive trains will be the next big wave. Not a lot of the younger generation could set valve lash anymore or tune a carb; they would spend an hour trying to find the ODB port...  Noting against the younger generation, it is the evolution of our society. Sure there are those out there and on here who fall into the "younger" generation that are knowledge sponges and enjoy old cars; however this isn't the norm. Consequently many of us "older" guys are not near as techno savvy as the younger guys are.

Love it or hate it, there will be a time when a wet fuel carb will be a rare item. I can easily identify with the older cars because I grew up with them and pulling a carb apart isn't scary, but to someone who didn't grow up this way, it is like me pulling a computer apart, looking at code, etc. I am not hating on new technology at all, in fact I admire it and am struggling trying to understand and deal with it.

As the saying goes "times they are a changing"...

I agree with that.  Most of my car guy friends who are my age don't know a thing about carbs but we are all good with the computer.  I'm pretty confident in my carb tuning and tinkering ability to keep an old car running.  That's what being a farm boy will do for you though.  Even still I am sure down the road EFI will be the future of any project I take on.  I like being able to just get in the car and fire it up.  I see it as progress but I also understand the nostalgia aspect that you older guys might have towards carbs.

[TelisSE440]

I had the impression that most guys who love Muscle Cars are gearheads more or less. It seems to me natural that to keep up with the high maintenance they have you need to put grease on your hands. To me it's 50-50, I love fixing it equally as driving it. Although I do agree that less and less young guys care about fixing things.

[moparmaniac59]

My brother recently passed away and left a very nice 1966 Plymouth Fury VIP behind. He has a 24 year old son that knows nothing about cars and has no interest in it. His daughter wanted the car and her husband thought he could "fix" it. It has an old Bendix Stromberg carburetor on it and they didn't have a clue what to. As a matter of fact, the old carburetor rebuild shops that were in my area 20 years ago are now gone. Even some of the old speed shops are now gone. Long story short, I ended up replacing the fuel pump and rebuilding the carb. The car runs great, but nobody wants to buy a 4-door. They all want a 2-door coupe muscle car.  Fortunately there are still purists and aficionado's out there so the car is in good hands. It's staying in the family.  We old farts need to pass on our knowledge and appreciation of the old cars to the younger crowd. I got a kid up under the hood of the Plymouth and he actually started to really like it!  :thumbsup:So there is hope..


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