Leno: Appreciation for hard work is fading, and old cars aren't easy - Hagerty Media
https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/leno-appreciation-for-hard-work-is-fading-and-old-cars-arent-easy/
So true. I think the days of anyone under 40 seriously turning their own wrenches is gone. When I was growing up we took nothing to a shop. Mechanical, paint/body the one exception was upholstery until I met a guy who had a commercial sewing machine in his garage. He'd do stuff for us cheap or trade time for time working on his Packards.
A well reasoned article. It's not going to get any better either. Which means it's going to get worse. The upcoming crops won't realize that fact and just move on, their faces buried in smart phones and catching their driverless pods to get to work.
Who are we going to leave our garages full of tools to? Seriously?
Quote from: Side-Oilers on November 30, 2022, 10:09:08 PM
Who are we going to leave our garages full of tools to? Seriously?
The Smithsonian or other museum so they can use them for display.
They will get buried for a thousand years and resurface like ancient Viking swords and people will marvel and wonder.
This article is one of the best I ever have read. Short and it explains what is going on. But I really need to say something, its really time to teach and share knowledge with younger people like me who have the skills and knowledge and yes I build some wonderful cars in my life. But when it comes to concours, how things were made 50 years ago, phosphating, plating of parts etc. I need help to make it right. Its never easy to start from scratch and yes I also become older but I want to share all this knowledge with my kids later. So maybe its also about how much the older generations share with the younger ones to keep the classic car hobby alive for the next generations.
I can't afford 4 Shelbys to leave my grandchildren when I die, but I will leave each of them a Model A. I just hope they will appreciate them. They are 3, 4, 5, and 7years old so too soon to tell even though they like playing with all kinds of motorized vehicles. :)
TOB
"the times they are a changing"
Roberto Dylan