When my Mother, who is not a gear head at all, talks about the '67 Chevy Malibu my parents had purchased new you can tell this car more than any other is remembered and missed.
This even occurs with people from my generation (Gen X'rs) that had these same cars in our youth. In our case however these cars were pretty used up and typically not all that nice? And if they weren't used up when we got 'em they usually were when we were done with 'em. A coworker who is not a car guy still speaks fondly and often about how cool his early 70's dodge Challenger was that he had when he was younger.
It's obvious that cars, mostly from the say 1955 to about 1972, have totally captivated anyone who has driven them and even those who have not. Not just American cars either, but also others including stuff from the UK and Italy. These things are still so popular some 40 years later that automakers are making new retro cars that emulate the original cars of that era from the Mini to the new Camaro.
It does make sense for folks who had them new and enjoy the cars from a nostalgic standpoint, but the fan base for these things has transcended that generation.
Why? ???
This even occurs with people from my generation (Gen X'rs) that had these same cars in our youth. In our case however these cars were pretty used up and typically not all that nice? And if they weren't used up when we got 'em they usually were when we were done with 'em. A coworker who is not a car guy still speaks fondly and often about how cool his early 70's dodge Challenger was that he had when he was younger.
It's obvious that cars, mostly from the say 1955 to about 1972, have totally captivated anyone who has driven them and even those who have not. Not just American cars either, but also others including stuff from the UK and Italy. These things are still so popular some 40 years later that automakers are making new retro cars that emulate the original cars of that era from the Mini to the new Camaro.
It does make sense for folks who had them new and enjoy the cars from a nostalgic standpoint, but the fan base for these things has transcended that generation.
Why? ???
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