08-03-2016, 08:42 AM | #57 |
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After reading all this I think Billy Joel had it right:
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08-03-2016, 11:20 AM | #59 | |
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We live in some very cool times. Ironically, as we make technological advancements, it's now very easy to relive the past if you want. Because of how cheap it is now to fabricate parts of almost any imaginable shape and size in small quantities, you can now have a 1970s era Camaro built brand new as a reproduction. It's obviously expensive, but that's just an example of some of the extremes that are possible. On a broader level, this opens the door to a lot of reproduction parts to keep the originals running for a very long time. I'm optimistic about the future. I think we will get self driving cars, preservation of a lot of vintage vehicles, and the flexibility to be as disconnected or connected from digital life as you want. I don't picture a cold, dis-utopian future. I see one where technology sort of slips under the carpet and becomes less visible, empowers us to revisit the past, and integrates in our life to live the way we want without it being super obvious like it is in science fiction movies. |
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08-03-2016, 11:34 AM | #60 |
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I used to drive an old IROC and I thought it was the coolest shit being the only pre-teen kid showing up to school in a muscle car, but now that I have had the privilege to drive a modern muscle car, I could say that I don't miss it and will never want to drive an old muscle car, not as a daily driver at least.
classic cars are cool to look at and cruise in on the weekends and what not, but like I've said, in the old eras, you would most likely have to daily drive those cars. the novelty would fade quickly if all you had was an uncomfortable car without Bluetooth and a good set up for music. just another case of "the grass is always greener..." that will disappoint.
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08-04-2016, 08:57 AM | #64 |
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Back in '74 I was 20 & worked at a gas station pumping gas. Gas prices basically doubled from when I started (all the way up to $0.62/gallon!), & supply sometimes ran low. People freaked & lined up for blocks waiting for gas. And of course were mad (like I had something to do with it). Anyway, another kid had a sweet '69 428 Cobra Jet Mach 1 fastback mustang I lusted after. He broke the timing chain & got tickets, lived at home (parents bought him that car), so he was looking to dump it. I swooped in & got it for a good price, put on headers & it was a bad ass car.
But it had drum brakes, all the weight was up front so couldn't handle corners well (back end was way loose), & got about 7 MPG with the 4.11 gears in it. Was a fun car for sure & I'm glad to have that experience. I traded it in for a 240Z after a few years basically due to the 7 MPG factor. Wish I would have kept it as they bring in big bucks now, bur really my '16 SS would have walked from that car in reality & drives so much better. And I don't get 7 MPG either! |
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That right there is the collector car market in a nutshell. These cars that catch high 5 and 6 figure dollars were used cars nobody gave two hoots about when they were within 20 years after their production year. Case in point now are the mid-late 1980s Fox body Mustangs. They've been governed by the used car market and up until the last couple years even fully loaded, low mileage, good condition Mustang GTs from 1988-90 were $5,000 cars all day. Now the prices have gone over $10,000 for good condition examples and are steadily increasing. |
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08-04-2016, 01:11 PM | #66 |
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Only time I ever felt as if I'm in wrong era was after watching Mad Men
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08-04-2016, 04:13 PM | #67 |
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I know that the performance numbers of today's cars exceed those of yesteryear but having driven my girlfriend's 2010 SS enthusiastically and having driven my dad's 1070 GS Stage 1 back in the early 80s, I can't say for sure that is the case. I remember back then that from about 20-30 mph then stomping on the Buick would have left my girlfriend's SS far behind.
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08-04-2016, 06:01 PM | #68 |
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I know what you mean
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That sounds really rough. I'm assuming it was an early Buick GS Wagon?
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08-05-2016, 12:10 PM | #70 |
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