Ok, getting all philosophical here, something to think about... The supply of cl***ic tin for us to play with is clearly drying up, although by some of the pics I've seen on here lately, there's still a treasure or two hiding away in barns and behind hills, at least for you lucky lot in the US, and especially for those with access to Mexico and Argentina. Still, the old s****yards are being crushed at an ever increasing rate, and in the not too distant future the remains of the last crumbling pickup or converted sedan will be dragged from its gully hiding place and either crushed or restored, and what we know as 'vintage tin' will be gone forever. So what then? What will our grandkids, and great grandkids do for a set of wheels to fool around with? Will they line up at swapmeets scouring tables for a mint grille for their barn find PT Cruiser? Will they fight over our wills to see who gets our precious vintage metal, or will the entire industry revolve around fibregl*** and other forms of reproduction items? Things that make you go mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Cheers, Glen.
in 50 years it'll be mustangs, camaros and hondas. it's already starting. fox body stangs are becoming musclecars. People will be scouring swap meets for that NOS vintage supercharger kit or god help us the fast and the furious will be the american graffiti of a new generation
it saddens me that you didn't add the "god help us" part of my post btw I just noticed the "furure generation" makes me think this post is only for nazi's
There are still plenty of pre-musclecar era cars out there. It's true that you may not find very many 30s, 40s cars, but there are still plenty left to make your own. They might be hard to find, you might even have to destroy someone elses vision to create your own. I really don't think it's going to be a big deal. Even if everything does go to ****, doesn't that make you want to take care of your car just a little more than you already do...so folks can remember what a real rod/custom is?
That was awesome! My favorite movies without the fluffy bits set to Motorhead, why didn't I think of that? One "hot rod" I always wanted to recreate is the red Ford towtruck in the Road Warrior with the air cannons, too cool. PS: Yea, there will be posts about barn find 94 Civic show cars years from now. Traditional rodders will be dragging the builds posted here today out of barns all excited because they found some HAMB'ers rusty old car.
I really don't think people will be trying to get "old" hondas or any of that ****. I can see '80's mustangs, camaros, firebirds, and monte carlos becoming somewhat desirable. I think the real money in today's era cars will be in prowlers, vipers, Ford GTs, GT500 mustangs, cars that were special from day one.
Nobody's crushing '32 Fords anymore. The only reason they will be any harder to find is if more guys are trying to find them. Personally, I think the oldtimers are dying faster than new guys are joining our "ranks". Think about your avarage 16 year old. Be realistic. 99.99% of them would rather have a Honda than a pre-1960 car. See, nothing to worry about. If you personally have more than one kid, you just need to have more than one hot rod to p*** down to them.
Really? Line up all the boys in your highschool in front of a '32 Ford and a Fast&Furious Honda. Turn them loose and see which one they run to. I bet you won't have any trouble counting the '32 Ford fans. Probably won't use ten fingers.
Couldn't have said it better. True, the chances of finding a pristine '32 Ford roadster are slim and none out in someone's barn but there are still a TON of other cars that can be found and made into something cool. It's just going to take more imagination and effort.
well, there would obviously be more kids at the honda. but not 99.99% of them like what was mentioned, just trust me, there is still some of "us" out there. we just like stay hidden in the garage lol.
Yeah, I'm not worried. Most of the old cars aren't disappearing as quick as everyone thinks. Most cars in the fields are pretty trashed and are only good for parts. People aren't crushing 32' Fords. However many there are now is how many there will be for a long time for the most part. There will come a time when it will be hard to find something that isn't already hotrodded. People will be re-doing what someone else already rodded.
Yeah I guess it will eventually dry up. But you really just have to get out and look around I mean really drive slow and look around. I am a U.S. postal service letter carrier, and my job takes me all over this city, the good neighborhoods, bad neighborhoods, industrial areas, places most people never go, and every business and residence recieves mail. You would not beleive the old cars I've spotted in backyards and stored behind industrial areas. Granted most are not for sale but they probably will be one day. Here is a list of the ones i've seen in this smallish town. 2 49-54 chevys 8 or 9 Model a's in varying condition loads of model a frames, front and rear axles and drivetrain parts 4 or 5 model ts varying condition 48 packard 53 buick 58 olds 60's corvair loads of 64-69 mustangs 53 ford hardtop 55 chevy hardtop 51 ford 38 ford complete under carport 2 55 fords large 60ish 4 door caddy with the flat roof 2 or 3 50's ford trucks 2 50's pontiacs I'm sure this list is scratching the surface, and yeah there is no 32 ford in the list but who knows whats hidden somewhere. Most of the cars listed above are restoreble and most are complete just hidden in folks backyard, or carport.
Good to se a lot of people thnk positively about this one. I've got 5 kids, and grandchild No. 7 is due any day now, so thoughts of their future sort of pop up from time to time. Love the Mad Max stuff! I should have thought of that possibilty, I mean I come from where ti was made, and I even know the stunt co-ordinator on the film. He reckoned the shoot was crazy, but incredibly safe as everyone knew what they were doing, no cowboys allowed on that shoot at all. I agree the current 'cl***ic' cars like Vipers will be highly sought after in the future, but consider for a minute how many hotrods and customs are currently being built out of old working cl*** vehicles like pickups etc, even those built in the 60's. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Cheers, Glen.
Just think, everything that we find in a field, barn, etc. is being saved for someone in the future. Think about how many people have owned your old cars. I've got vehicles ranging from 15 to 80 years old. I wonder how many people have already owned them. Not only that but i'm building them to be better then they have ever been before. At least in my eyes. In the future who knows what people will think of these things. Some of us think that our vehicles will be with us forever. Our dream cars. Well i've thought that before. Things happen financially and sometimes what is important to us changes. Or else we find that other ultimate ride that we've got to let another one go. Some people just lose interest and tuck it away in a garage. Some are killed at war and their car is sitting in a barn awaiting their return. Some go off to college and will end up with a family and other responsibilities. I think there will be barn finds in the future. There will be cars pulled out and sold for back rent on mini-storage units. Who knows where people will find our cars in the future. We are preserving these cars for people in the future. They will have us to thank and some will wonder what the hell we were thinking back in the day.
I really hate to be the person to tell you this, but you're wrong. It's sad, and it's true. As a 23 year old fresh out of college, you can line up a roadster, a custom, a muscle car, and a tuner car and 99.99% will drool over the tuner car and maybe the muscle car. There are most definitely young guys interested in the old stuff, but we are few and far between.
You sure do sport a lot of at***ude for a little kid. Then again if I'm reading into it, my apologies. I do thank you for illustrating my point though. We're out there, it's just few and far between. Congrats for being the exception to the rule, just like the other younger folks we have here posting/reading the hamb. So from one member of the "new generation" to another...it's nice to see kids that aren't stupid/lack taste these days.
Horses replaced walking as a means of primary transportation. Then gasoline-powered cars replaced horses as a means of primary transportation. Now other fuels are being considered for cars as a means of primary transportation. Yet some people still walk or ride horses for pleasure. And so it goes...
I don't know I drove a '55 F-100 to school and kids loved it. Personall I think tha most kids would prefer to look at the old stuff because they don't know what it is. I'd take my truck to the local hangouts on Saturday nights and all my buddies with tuners loved it, swarmed it and respected it and our other cars. They all know what my family is about but don't know how to get involved. I've also noticed that as these kids are getting older they are going from tuners to domestic v-8's and later who know's maybe hot rods. I'm 25 and have been into rods my whole life. The reason a bunch of these kids build tuners at a young age is because it is cheap. The same reason my grandfather and father built the cars of their age. and guess what people down-talked them when they did it. I'm not defending the tuner kids I just don't think that hotrodding will ever die. When all the original tin is gone, people will do what many are doing now. Resorting to fibergl*** and repop steel rides.
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