On the Lincoln forum they were bemoaning the fact that young people don't know about and aren't interested in the classic cars. One poster offered the opinion that many car people are mostly interested in the cars that were around during their own time.
I'd like to see how true that is for Tiresmokers. Please post the years of cars that interest you the most, relative to your birth year. For me, the cars I'm keen on were manufactured between -7 and +40 years of my birth year. Care to share your interests?
What cars interest you?
Moderators: MostMint, wxo, Fred32v, Basement Paul, ttamrettus
What cars interest you?
Maverick
-
Basement Paul
- Posts: 3382
- Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:27 pm
- Location: In the dirt.
Re: What cars interest you?
I don't really have any particular vintage that I like more than others. I like stuff from the 30's on. I can see cool in more stuff than most. Pintos are cool, Camaros are cool, and I'm even starting to dig on flatheads a little. I can even appreciate some of the new "ricer" stuff. I just think it's good if kids have an interest at all in hopping up their stuff, whatever it is.
I most appreciate something different and not doing what everyone else is.
-BP
I most appreciate something different and not doing what everyone else is.
-BP
Re: What cars interest you?
I am one of those people who has little interest in vehicles before I was born (1964). One of the problems for people my age is that cars took a strange turn in the early 1970's. So my zone for nostalgic cars is probably primarily 1964 through 1970 and my favorite year for most vehicles seems to be 1968. There are certainly cars from all decades that I like, but when it comes to paying a collector premium, I would go with something I know, the late sixties. Blame Hot Wheels.
Re: What cars interest you?
I like performance cars that you can drive. What good is the big V8 if it sits in the garage most of the time? This means the car is going to get wet and muddy and it might get some door dings in the parking lot, and I'm not going to get bent up about it.
It also means my race car is going to be street legal. I can't explain the logic here other than to say 1) I like the psychological factor (you got beat by a street car!) and 2) I can drive the car anytime I want.
And it means I can modify it to be whatever I want without messing up the "collector value" of the car.
I am also not a fan of 500+ HP things. Can't take advantage of all that HP most of the time and it is much easier to get out of control. The most fun I've had racing was in a car with 120 HP at the wheels.
As far as styling, I'm not super fussy. I am however sick and tired of the hoopla around the muscle car era of late 60's and early 70's. Those are basically antiques. The styling was interesting and perhaps better than today's cars but we have been looking at these styles for over four decades! I can't take watching Barrett Jackson. Performance wise those cars are so inferior to today's cars it is silly. I mean no disrespect to the people who want to collect them those cars are just not me.
And finally I like cars that are faster than people expect.
It also means my race car is going to be street legal. I can't explain the logic here other than to say 1) I like the psychological factor (you got beat by a street car!) and 2) I can drive the car anytime I want.
And it means I can modify it to be whatever I want without messing up the "collector value" of the car.
I am also not a fan of 500+ HP things. Can't take advantage of all that HP most of the time and it is much easier to get out of control. The most fun I've had racing was in a car with 120 HP at the wheels.
As far as styling, I'm not super fussy. I am however sick and tired of the hoopla around the muscle car era of late 60's and early 70's. Those are basically antiques. The styling was interesting and perhaps better than today's cars but we have been looking at these styles for over four decades! I can't take watching Barrett Jackson. Performance wise those cars are so inferior to today's cars it is silly. I mean no disrespect to the people who want to collect them those cars are just not me.
And finally I like cars that are faster than people expect.
[quote="Basement Paul"]Is that a mint rocketship on the hood?? :shock:
-BP[/quote]
-BP[/quote]
Re: What cars interest you?
I think that I have a different opinion of what I like now than I did when I was
younger. I would have given anything to have a 1965 442 when I was younger.
Now that I still can't afford one, I've changed my mind. I want a car I can do
routine maintenance to, and enjoy what it can do for me. I've pepped up the Vette
to a level of performance that fits my needs and driving skill level, and now I want
to drive it. Turn key is good.
Style-wise I'd say that I still like cars mid-60's through late 80's, but I like some of
the newer stuff as well. I really like when guys take the older stuff and put modern
components and wheels on them so they run like a modern car and look as modern
as they can while carrying the lines of the older more classic models.
New stuff always takes a few years to sink in for me, but by the time I'm driving a
2015 car it will be 2021, so I'll be used to the styling by then and find one I like.
I've never been a fan of cars older than the 60's. I guess it's because I never had
an opportunity to own one, and they were just before my time.
GM
younger. I would have given anything to have a 1965 442 when I was younger.
Now that I still can't afford one, I've changed my mind. I want a car I can do
routine maintenance to, and enjoy what it can do for me. I've pepped up the Vette
to a level of performance that fits my needs and driving skill level, and now I want
to drive it. Turn key is good.
Style-wise I'd say that I still like cars mid-60's through late 80's, but I like some of
the newer stuff as well. I really like when guys take the older stuff and put modern
components and wheels on them so they run like a modern car and look as modern
as they can while carrying the lines of the older more classic models.
New stuff always takes a few years to sink in for me, but by the time I'm driving a
2015 car it will be 2021, so I'll be used to the styling by then and find one I like.
I've never been a fan of cars older than the 60's. I guess it's because I never had
an opportunity to own one, and they were just before my time.
GM
-
ttamrettus
- Posts: 887
- Joined: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:59 pm
- Location: on the edge
Re: What cars interest you?
I like all style of cars. However as Maverick stated the perception is "...young people don't know about and aren't interested in the classic cars."
I have to say I believe that is true. My first "classic car" was a 1968 Camaro. I studied everything I could. I knew 67-69 camaros inside and out.
Paul knew 2300 Ford's like no one's business.
We were interested in what we had or what we could afford. I liked all those cars in Hot Rod magazine etc. But I couldn't afford one. SO I didn't really talk about them, I didn't study them. I studied small block chevy's and first gen f-bodies. When I had the means to purchase a Grand National I learned everything I could about them. If I could honestly afford a newer GT500 Shelby, I would study it more. I could push my finances and MAYBE get close to one, but now's not quite the time. I think that kids MAY like other cars, classic cars but they don't talk it about it as much as the car they currently have.
So I think Maverick's statement is true.
My son, Alex, at age 8 says he really doesn't like cars. Hopefully that will change.........................
I have to say I believe that is true. My first "classic car" was a 1968 Camaro. I studied everything I could. I knew 67-69 camaros inside and out.
Paul knew 2300 Ford's like no one's business.
We were interested in what we had or what we could afford. I liked all those cars in Hot Rod magazine etc. But I couldn't afford one. SO I didn't really talk about them, I didn't study them. I studied small block chevy's and first gen f-bodies. When I had the means to purchase a Grand National I learned everything I could about them. If I could honestly afford a newer GT500 Shelby, I would study it more. I could push my finances and MAYBE get close to one, but now's not quite the time. I think that kids MAY like other cars, classic cars but they don't talk it about it as much as the car they currently have.
So I think Maverick's statement is true.
My son, Alex, at age 8 says he really doesn't like cars. Hopefully that will change.........................
Matt Sutter
-
Noisy Cricket
- Posts: 83
- Joined: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:08 pm
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Re: What cars interest you?
They're all pretty sweet. Where I work we see a lot of various classics and street rods. So it's like I don't even need to own one, because I get to wrench on other peoples' cars.
I have a fondness for owning European cars (have had several 80s VWs, currently have two Quantums and a Rabbit GTI. And a turbo Volvo) and I'm an RX-7 guy going back to 1998. I love rotaries. I love how cheap they are, how utterly, mind-numbingly reliable they are. Never going to float a valve or throw a rod or break a valvespring or anything like that. I get about 50k out of an engine, and that kind of mileage is on something that sees 9-10k on upshifts and idles at something like 4" at 1500. People describe it as "raw as f---", "that thing sounds ANGRY", etc. I love it
If I had to choose a classic to own, to be honest, I'd want something simple like a Chevy II or Falcon. Inline six, single barrel carb, 3 on the tree. Work on the thing with a screwdriver and a Crescent wrench, on the off chance that you actually have to work on it. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't kick a Boss 302/429 out of my driveway... or a Boss 351, since I've always loved that chassis even before the first time I saw Gone in Sixty Seconds around 1992. And I'd really REALLY like to have an old Group 4 homologation rally car like one of the MkII Escorts or an Opel Ascona/Manta. But realistically, soemthing like that, I'd never actually drive, and something never driven is something never enjoyed. So maybe how about a '69 Firebird with a six cylinder engine, because I like the body and I mentioned likign the inline sixes.
I've been considering converting my GTI to a Weber DG-style carb and points ignition, just for the stone simple factor. The FI on it is FUBAR as is most of the electricals, and I'm jealous of my friends' SU-carburettored Minis and another friend's Opel Manta 1900.
I have a fondness for owning European cars (have had several 80s VWs, currently have two Quantums and a Rabbit GTI. And a turbo Volvo) and I'm an RX-7 guy going back to 1998. I love rotaries. I love how cheap they are, how utterly, mind-numbingly reliable they are. Never going to float a valve or throw a rod or break a valvespring or anything like that. I get about 50k out of an engine, and that kind of mileage is on something that sees 9-10k on upshifts and idles at something like 4" at 1500. People describe it as "raw as f---", "that thing sounds ANGRY", etc. I love it
If I had to choose a classic to own, to be honest, I'd want something simple like a Chevy II or Falcon. Inline six, single barrel carb, 3 on the tree. Work on the thing with a screwdriver and a Crescent wrench, on the off chance that you actually have to work on it. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't kick a Boss 302/429 out of my driveway... or a Boss 351, since I've always loved that chassis even before the first time I saw Gone in Sixty Seconds around 1992. And I'd really REALLY like to have an old Group 4 homologation rally car like one of the MkII Escorts or an Opel Ascona/Manta. But realistically, soemthing like that, I'd never actually drive, and something never driven is something never enjoyed. So maybe how about a '69 Firebird with a six cylinder engine, because I like the body and I mentioned likign the inline sixes.
I've been considering converting my GTI to a Weber DG-style carb and points ignition, just for the stone simple factor. The FI on it is FUBAR as is most of the electricals, and I'm jealous of my friends' SU-carburettored Minis and another friend's Opel Manta 1900.