New cars at Shows

[MosportGreen66]

I don't mind the new cars but I agree with most comments here
Maybe it's me, and I'll preface this by saying I'm a huge music fan
A local cruise in blasts doo-wop music. I find it unbearable. What happened to classic rock that was popular when our muscle cars and classics were new? CCR, ABB, LZ, etc...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by MosportGreen66

I don't mind the new cars but I agree with most comments here
Maybe it's me, and I'll preface this by saying I'm a huge music fan
A local cruise in blasts doo-wop music. I find it unbearable. What happened to classic rock that was popular when our muscle cars and classics were new? CCR, ABB, LZ, etc...

It's to the point now that when they start playing "Little GTO" I record a snippet and send it to my kids just to piss 'em off.

K

[Keith Seymore]

The newer cars are certainly prolific at the race track.

In this first photo you can see some kind of new MOPAR back there...

Kinda hard to see but there's a newer Mustang back there...

and even harder to see a new Camaro back there.

K

[67since67]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

The newer cars are certainly prolific at the race track.

In this first photo you can see some kind of new MOPAR back there...

Kinda hard to see but there's a newer Mustang back there...

and even harder to see a new Camaro back there.

K

Here I wish there were an option to submit "THANKS" times about ten....

[427.060]

I have both modern and classic muscle cars. The biggest cars and coffee in my area attracts between 700 to 1000 cars each month. Most of them are modern cars. I usually take my Challenger Redeye. Most of the shows in my area that give out awards have separate classes for modern cars. Some of the shows don't allow modern cars. I don't have a problem with modern cars at shows but they shouldn't compete for the same awards as the classics. Allowing modern cars at shows helps the promoters make more money for the charities.

[olredalert]

----Among the small collection of cars that I have and love is a 2008 Mercedes E63 wagon. I love this car and pamper it. There were only 52 imported into the US in 2008 so they are very hard to find. I would and have brought it to Pastieners as there are guys there that appreciate the rarity. I wouldn't take it to other shows that exist for all the great older collectable cars that are out there. I guess it all comes down to picking the venue you are thinking of attending for me!....Bill S

[njsteve]

We, the people who were alive when these cars were originally built, whose parents drove them when new, and we who drove them in high school, etc., are DYING OFF by the thousands every day.

The easiest way to ensure the total extinction of this hobby is to restrict car shows and meets from people with newer cars who have an interest in the internal combustion engine.

Go ahead and cut off the attendee year at 1973, like they used to at most car shows and watch the attendance fall to nothing in the next couple years.

I have a helluva lot of fun driving my 2022 Redeye to a cars and coffee one week and then my grandfather's 1971 Lincoln the next. Guess what? Tomorrow I am bringing my 1995 diesel Suburban (that I bought new in '95 and now has historic license plates on it) to the local cruise night because there's a trucks, military, and first responder vehicles themed event scheduled.

The last time I brought the Lincoln, it got more attention than any car I previously brought, including 426 Hemi cars and SD Pontiacs. A 17 year-old boy and his girlfriend could not believe they made cars that humungous back in the day. I let them climb inside the thing and take pictures. They were overjoyed. They totally freaked out when I flipped the headlights on and the headlight doors opened up. They'd never seen anything like that before. This was a kid who had brought a little 2000's-era Honda to the cruise night. This is the next generation that is expressing an interest in these cars. We should feel privileged that they want us to pass the torch to them. Otherwise that torch is sure to sputter out through spite and rightfully perceived as "typical Boomer behavior".

[Crush]

There was a time in the 60’s and 70’s when the then new muscle cars were showing up and car shows dominated by the then old timers driving the 30, 40 and 50 s rods etc. Probably felt the same way.
The cycle repeats and will continue to do so every generation!

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Crush

There was a time in the 60’s and 70’s when the then new muscle cars were showing up and car shows dominated by the then old timers driving the 30, 40 and 50 s rods etc. Probably felt the same way.
The cycle repeats and will continue to do so every generation!

Exactly. I remember when the discussion was if C3 Corvettes should be allowed.

K

[Billohio]

I went to a show last year where they were going to have too many cars for the area they had and they did limit the age. Maybe 2010 or something. I dont know but there were 3 or 4 cars that did not meet the age and they let them stay. It was a pre registered deal so maybe they didnt want to tell them to leave. The dumb thing they did was award the top two awards to kit cars that I knew were a few years old