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I just turned 55 and you guys make me feel old.
-- Actually I am not that old. I just returned from a trip to California where I visited my Dad. He still has a shop going where he works on finishing restored cars. He took me out to see a few of his pals that are the same age he is that are in the business of restoring old muscle cars, Mopars in particular. I was amazed at the amount of money that people will pay those guys to work on those old cars. Kind of makes me wonder if I should retire early and do that myself. Ben Morgan So what if I have cars in my yard 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 1964 Dodge Polara 2-dr HT 1954 Ford F-100 (Grandpa's Truck) 1990 Ford Bronco 5.8L plus a few other wrecks and lawn ornaments Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:49:10 -0700 From: lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Younger vs Older Generations (Was - Original 65 Hemi lightweight for sale) To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm closing in on 49. I feel lucky that I was at an age in HS when factory muscle cars were affordable, used cars. My first car was a '70 GTX. We had a lot of great cars back then. My daughter is 19, and she digs our old cars and drag racing big time. But you are right - I don't know that she has the patience to put 10 years into a car to get it on the road at this point. But at that age - I wouldn't have either. That probably has more do do with her age than her generation. But her generation is into instant gratification, like you said. And I think we're all getting that way to some degree. I can't imagine going back to the days of having to order a catalog by mail to look at parts to then order by mail to get to you. The computer age is a wonderful thing for our hobby.
Daughter loves the new Challengers as well - so do I. But I look at the price - and for a car I can't drive in WI winters - for that price - I can buy a '70 Challenger (and can actually work on it). I'd still have a new one if I had a lot of money I didn't know what to do with. (That'll never happen.) Maybe I'll buy a used one some years down the road.
Dave
'64 Belvedere 2DHT 318 Poly, Push Button Auto Originally Florida A/C Car
From: Christopher Glick <mrchristopher1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:36 AM Subject: Re: Original 65 Hemi lightweight for sale DJ makes a good point. Me being 42, I'm kindsa in the middle. I grew up watching the "older kids" work on Hot Rods, but my first car was a Datsun b210 and it got souped up ...well as much as a Datsun can. It wasn't until my 30's that I could afford a real Hot Rod or at least the shell of one and over the years I have been able to completely rebuild every part of it. Still have probably 2 more years before it's on the road. I think the biggest difference, is the younger generation has this instant gratification mentality and can't comprehend spending a decade building the car you want. Of Course I want a 2010 Challenger SRT, but that's not in my reality. Just my 1/2 cent... Christopher Glick 1964 Dodge 440 2dr hrdtp 1987 Dodge Ramcharger ----- Original Message ----- From: D J <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:02:00 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Original 65 Hemi lightweight for sale Joey, I've given some thought to your statement below. In all honesty, trying to compare our generation(I'm 63) to the younger kids, is really like trying to compare apples and oranges. We grow up in the golden age of automotive styling. Fins, no fins, intermediate size cars, biggg cars, and the then small cars. Most young kids grow up with Honda Civics, etc. They really can afford a new Dodge Challenger, especially the SRT. I can't afford one, well I can, but to much $. It is nice to look at a restored '65 Sport Fury or Coronet, but if most of you are or were like me, Every car I own, old or new, always got souped up and modified. Headers, intake, bigger carb, well you get the picture. My '65 Coronet 440, came all orginal, 2dr. HT, 273. Not my type of motor. Great motor in the 1st A bodies, but not in the almost 2 ton Coronet. I put a 331 hemi in it. Couldn't afford the biggie. It was a built up motor, 413 hp according to the dyno and 434 lbs., at 2700 rpms. Had 2 4s, most non-moparites, didn't know the difference anyways. They do care about cars, just not our cars. Not their generation thing. jm2cw DJ ________________________________ From: Joseph Lemire jlemire426@xxxxxxxxx The younger kids with the exception of site member Jason Chance really don't care about the cars the way we do. Joey -- -- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. 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Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. -- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. 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