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Everyone needs to read the letters in the July Hot Rod mag about the future of the hobby and what is going to be popular in the future. The basic gist of the letters was the animosity the traditional guys have toward tuner cars the import guys also have toward the "old stuff". Tuners look upon carbs as ancient technology and have no interest. What I noticed at Carlisle Ford show this past weekend: Sitting behind 65-73 Mustangs, Ford Fairlanes and Galaxies was grey haired old men. Sitting behind the new Mustangs, Ford Focus, lowered trucks were young men. Not always the case but pretty much drawn across age lines.
I have never believed the argument that the younger generation cannot afford to buy older muscle cars so they buy sport compacts. Most of the "tuner" cars at the show probably had as much or more money in them than most of the traditional muscle cars present.