Thread: In 30-40-50 years...

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Whadya think will be the collector cars from among those we see driving around today? Which ones will be the 55 Chevys, 66 Mustangs and 69 Roadrunners of the future. Not to mention the 53 Studebakers! So which cars should we be setting aside cause we know everybody gonna want one in 2038? Corvettes and Vipers are a given, what else?

Pat

People don't rebuild cars anymore, I don't think any will be around.

What else???hmmmm........im gonna say 55 chevys, 66 mustangs,69 roadrunners and possibly 53 studebakers, I dont think there is a new car out worth collecting besides the obvious. Collecter cars of today will be the same as collector cars of 50 years from now, UNLESS, motor companys go back to basic oldschool, fords trying, but even then, nothing will replace the cars of the past, they just dont make em like they used to i guess.

Gonna be tough...
Hardest part will be the plastic....
Imagine a fine, rust free hulk in the boneyard...
And every piece of plastic is rotted/degraded off of it.
The real money maker in the future hobby will be the plastic repop parts guys..

(And the kids then will look at you funny and say "What's chrome?)

Jeff

My mom's '98 Accord that has less than 8K miles on it right now. Unless it gets totalled like her '67 2+2 Mustang did!

Well i drive a 2000 Prowler(wanted a millanium car), and i intend to have it for a long time, so when im 80 my grandchildren will still think that pops is cool, or whatever the term will be then. Give them a reason to fight over the will

In 30 or 40 years, I can see someone dragging an old Viper or Corvette home from some deceased lawyer's or doctor's estate sale. By then, there will be someone molding plastic parts in the back of some warehouse (based upon your e-mailed CAD drawing).... Can't you see a bunch of those hybrid cars humming up and down the streets, and this young dude has gotten his old Viper to fire up and he's burning his allocation of fossil fuel like there's no tomorrow He's a happy fellow!

Dan J

I suppose Streets is right. Tough to think that after us there may be only one or two generations of hot rodders left. I had the opportunity this summer to get in a conversation with Tom Daschle, one of our Senators here in South Dakota. Sen. Daschle was very instrumental many years ago in helping our organization get a Vietnam Vets Memorial in front of the Codington County Courthouse, so as far as politicians go, he is one of the few I actually listen too. I mentioned hot rods to him, his reply was to pay very close attention to some of the legislation being presented these days that deals with the subject. Some bad news out there for us and future hot rodders. Gotta go with Streets on this deal, think we are all a vanishing breed. We represent a very small percentage of the general public, and the percentage gets smaller with each succeeding generation. Sure do hope we are wrong, Streets !!

Or pried from under my cold lead foot...

Actually in California, believe it or not!, they have exempted older collector type vehicles from restrictive legislation. The legislature was convinced that they are small in number, usually not driven many miles per year and are generally in an excellent state of tune. We are remaining ever vigilant though, as there are maurauders behind every bush! Not Dubya Bush of course.

Pat