IMO, if the kids of the future aren't into the cars you are into, its your own fault for not getting them involved. I'm 31 and my brother is 27, and we were both brought up with classic chevy's all around us. My dad took us to swap meets, car shows, showed us how things worked on old cars, how to fix stuff, and how to drive one. My dad never had any Yenko's or Motion's, just your basic musclecars... but it was enough to get us into it, and to be honest, I'm now more into these "old cars" more than my dad ever was. While he doesn't eat, sleep, and breathe all things Yenko like I do, he gave me the spark that got my juices flowing for these cars, and its something that will be with me forever. When I was 15 he helped me buy a 400.00 rusty old 72 Nova, and showed me how to fix it up, from the engine to the interior, to the paintjob. That experience not only got me the coolest car in high school, but it got me hooked on the car hobby for good. This whole process was repeated a few years later with my younger brother and the 70 Chevelle he still owns to this day.
I have no kids, but if and when I do, you can bet they will get the same kind of insight, understanding, (and hopefully interest) in the cars I am into, just as I did when i was a kid. ADULTS, and especially parents are the most influential people to kids, regardless of if they'll admit it or not. I teach Kindergarten through 5th grade, and see over 750 kids each week for just 35 minutes at a time, but even at that, alot of them now know what a Camaro looks like, what a Yenko is, and how to tell a 67 from a 68. As the saying goes, "take a kid to a car show." get them involved and interested, like Marlin is doing with his young son. Trust me, they'll get hooked for life just like the rest of us.
