Originally Posted by lowebird


I tend to think you are correct Luddite. You only have to look at the prices for "ordinary" cars of the '40's and '50's to see that the desire is not there however, fast Fords are rocketing in price as the "new" classic car fan get what they saw when they were young.


Thats the key to it up to a point. When we are old and finally have spare cash, we tend to think of buying what we wanted but couldnt afford when we were young. But there is another factor as well. The youngsters of today dont learn to get out and get under as we used to have to do - instead of grovelling on a cold garage floor they mess about with screns and computers.Cars that have to be fettled mechanically represent an issue to them, an issue which a dealer has to handle. Grease gun? Many wont even know what grease is.