Not much demand for Model As at any price or is it antique cars in general?

[Jeff/Illinois]

Hate to admit and this has been talked about forever, but guys in their 60's 'just ain't into Model A Fords'. These guys want BIG BLOCK Chevelles-Torino's- 'Cuda's it's just a fact of life.

I don't see the youth today really caring that much about them we all know the stories. The only selling point for young car buyers today is 'How good is the Synch hows the Navistar and what technical doo dads does the car have?' The major car mfg.'s know this and this is what they are marketing. They aren't selling cars so to speak anymore.

And with so many A's coming on the market, and not really that much demand, we had all better plan on taking it in the shorts at selling time the profit margin isn't there. What 25 year old guy that wants to spend $25K on a collector car (if they even have a decent job) is going to shop for a Model A? Yeah they'll take grandpa's car if it's free but outside of that, forget it. I see this more and more even the last six months--------------

And, one more thing. You read it in The Restorer and MAN all the time. "We drove the Model A to (fill in the blank) and spun a center main, or threw a fan through the radiator, or the clutch broke, or that fiber timing gear shredded" and on and on. We fixed it lying in a ditch beside the road. How many young people are going to find THAT fun????!!!! Most 60's cars I have been around will run half way across the country and bring you back in good order.

I'm just sayin'.

[burner31]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

Hate to admit and this has been talked about forever, but guys in their 60's 'just ain't into Model A Fords'. These guys want BIG BLOCK Chevelles-Torino's- 'Cuda's it's just a fact of life.

I don't see the youth today really caring that much about them we all know the stories. The only selling point for young car buyers today is 'How good is the Synch hows the Navistar and what technical doo dads does the car have?' The major car mfg.'s know this and this is what they are marketing. They aren't selling cars so to speak anymore.

And with so many A's coming on the market, and not really that much demand, we had all better plan on taking it in the shorts at selling time the profit margin isn't there. What 25 year old guy that wants to spend $25K on a collector car (if they even have a decent job) is going to shop for a Model A? Yeah they'll take grandpa's car if it's free but outside of that, forget it. I see this more and more even the last six months--------------

And, one more thing. You read it in The Restorer and MAN all the time. "We drove the Model A to (fill in the blank) and spun a center main, or threw a fan through the radiator, or the clutch broke, or that fiber timing gear shredded" and on and on. We fixed it lying in a ditch beside the road. How many young people are going to find THAT fun????!!!! Most 60's cars I have been around will run half way across the country and bring you back in good order.

I'm just sayin'.

Hey wait a minute, I'm still in my 60's (for the foreseeable future) and I love my Model A. no "do dads", no 12 volts, none of that stuff.
Even my '57 Chevy is mostly the way I had it back in the '70's, I'm funny that way.

[dumb person]

Antiques in general. People are losing contact with the physical realm and care only for fast food, faster wifi and can get all their antique itches scratched through pinterest or etsy right through their newfound touchscreen hand panel thingamajig.

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

And, one more thing. You read it in The Restorer and MAN all the time. "We drove the Model A to (fill in the blank) and spun a center main, or threw a fan through the radiator, or the clutch broke, or that fiber timing gear shredded" and on and on. We fixed it lying in a ditch beside the road. How many young people are going to find THAT fun????!!!!

i would but i am the antitheses of popular culture.