Murrayminor wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:59 am That's what we need in the classic car world, whether its a 1989 MX-5 or a 1959 Morris Minor all people coming together for the good of the general classic car movement.
Pleased to be proven wrong if so, although my impression has often been the opposite, we'd need some decent statistics to figure it out for sure.Bowie69 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:59 am I feel many responses on here are quite blinkered, there is a large cohort of youngsters that are interested in classic cars, just classic means from the 80s and 90s, which is of course of their generation.
Certainly not all about turbos and dump valves, though there is nothing implicitly wrong with that is there?
There are some changes that I think are undeniable and will influence classic ownership though - less 'youngsters' learning to drive at all, and the economics of driving and owning a classic becoming more difficult. The top of the funnel is narrowing.
I'd see the consequence of this being that there will be fewer but very enthusastic owners into their increasingly 'niche' hobby, rather than everybody knowing somebody or other with an old Minor or MGB sat in a garage (as seems to be the case when chatting to my parent's generation).