Well I am new to the HAMB alliance, my grandfather had a number of old Fords that kept him ahead of the police during his distilling days in Georgia. He had two tanks, one for car fuel and one for moon-shine. My grandmother would speak to women's groups and churches about the ills of alcohol, and the husbands would be outside tapping the second tank. Then one day grandpa happened apon a Studebaker Rockne, and that was it, my dad became a Studebaker guy also, and then about twenty years ago I got the Studebaker gene. I sold all of my favorite ones when I got married.http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I don't understand where all of the cars are. On my way to work all I see are foreign tin, where are all of the vintage American daily drivers, we can't all be pulling trailor queens.
Great story. Your right, it's just a sea of same old same old at 35 to 45k and a 25% drop in value after you drive it off the lot. It can get down right depressing. They're throw away cars but they do serve a purpose.
my old steel is on the road everyday, adding a little personality to the sea of disposable same old same old... At my work of about 10,000 folks, we have less than 5 who regularly drive anything older than 1990. -scott noteboom
welcome. What part of So Cal you in? I'm out near the Pasadena area and I see some old tin all the time. Not every car... but I see at least one thing a day. catch me on the 210 and you'll see me in my daily driver family mini-van... 66 chevy wagon.
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