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Yes Tim, I agree. The younger generation needs to see, hear and feel these cars. I was born in 68 and the hot rods for me growing up were the late 70's GM cars.(and the 83 thru 88 mustangs) Two cars that come to mind in my hometown was a 79 corvette and a 79 firebird. The corvette got a new cam, some mild head work, and headers. The firebird got a 72 455SD engine within it's first year(built by a famous pontiac guy...Nunzi? or something like that from Brooklyn) I was only 11 or 12 at the time and they were the "older guys" then 16 and 17. The point is I can remember those day's like they were yesterday. I remember when I got my first ride in a 69 camaro z28. I remember the impression it made on me. By the way, I have become close friends with those two fellows with the corvette and firebird and we try to get together with our families as often as we can. I have two kids, corvette guy has one and firebird guy has four! They still have their original cars with original paint and the miles are something like 13000 and 19000 !!