Re: Model "A" Ford Clubs
Ray I am finding the opposite. I am 76. Still own a manufacturing company, but only get to work at 11am and leave my desk for my workshop in the same factory buildings at 5 or 6 pm, where I mess about with my old cars for an hour or 2.
Weekends are for club runs, or fixing cars during Covid while locked down.
I read several forums every morning before work and again after dinner. Definitely a bit OCD, but it keeps me relaxed and my brain working.
Up to age 70, when quite a bit of osteo arthritis hit my shoulders, my time was filled with motorcycling, boating etc. Now old cars have replaced this as more in tune with my advancing age and lessening strength and mobility.
A 4 post hoist is vital now because I cannot easily get up and down from the floor, and this and my workshop has bought other club members around for social meetings.
So, quite the opposite to your case, I have more and more time for the old car collecting and fixing hobby the older I get. And youngsters are mostly there to help out when I get stuck on something too heavy. By youngsters I mostly mean 60 year olds who have not encountered physical decay yet like I have.
The social part of club runs is one highlight of each week, with many weekends away with club member friends in the summer
SAJ in NZ
1930 Roadster
1931 Tudor
1952 Riley 2.5 litre
1953 Alvis 3 litre
1962 3.8 litre Jaguar M2
Various motor bikes
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