Most of the guys my age that have 'classic' cars have had them since they were young, and never sold them. These cars used to be CHEAP compared to what they are now. 10 years ago, you could buy a 1965-66 mustang in NICE shape for $5k.... Then all the car shows on television started, and supply/demand took over. Too many people with money to spend got into it, and the prices went brezerk!

It used to be no problem to pick up a V8 powered non-mustang/camaro for a little bit of nothing, and fix it up. Now those cars are taking off. You just can't get into this 'hobby' with a decent car for 'cheap' anymore.

Plus, the quality of the average hotrod is going up. There used to be a lot of 'drivers' out there that people drove daily. They were mostly stock with maybe a cam/intake/exhaust, etc. Not highly detailed, etc. You could buy those reasonably, and have something you could drive as you worked on it. It was fun. Nowadays, you either buy JUNK for big money or something NICE for HUGE money.

Hopefully they don't go the way of the EARLY cars. Model A Fords, 1930's Fords, ect used to be EXTREMELY popular among the working class in the 1960's and 1970's as a CHEAP hobby.... then people with money got involved, and the cars pretty much priced themselves out of existence. The 1934 Ford Phaeton my dad purchased for $600 back in 1961 suddenly became worth $20-$30k!!! He still has it, but most sold out, and the average guy just couldn't afford to participate after a while. Antique car shows, which used be held on a constant basis in small town, America, just don't happen anymore. Classic cars are probably headed down that same path.

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