[Doug]

[QUOTE=Sirrotica;5700429]I turned 64 on inauguration day, was born the day "Ike" Eisenhower took office for his first term.

I'm 75. The day Ike was inaugurated, my 5th grade classmates and I were marched over to a large furniture store nearby to watch the inauguration on TV.

The nice thing about being old is that we were there when rock and roll, muscle cars and such were happening. We lived it and still do!

[unruhjonny]

[QUOTE=Doug;5700544]I'm 75. The day Ike was inaugurated, my 5th grade classmates and I were marched over to a large furniture store nearby to watch the inauguration on TV. [quote]

Ha!

Talk about different times huh!

Originally Posted by Doug

The nice thing about being old is that we were there when rock and roll, muscle cars and such were happening. We lived it and still do!

VERY good point.

As bad as I believe that some of the times you have witnessed would have been (cold war, "performance" cars from 75-88-ish, disco, fake bands, glam-rock, hair metal for just a few examples), I would think that it was better to live back then, than now...
Everyone is too busy, life is too fast paced;
Consumerism has run amok - and a part of this need to buy more, and have more conveniences, is the acceptance of lower quality foreign junk - which has taken jobs away from north americans.. .

I have been called a throw-back;
Which is to say a person born decades too late.
I wear that title as a badge of honor.

Even my second "toy" car was released before you turned 50...
As cool as it would have been to witness first hand some stellar bands, and serious Detroit iron, after a really sucky time in music and cars it seemed to have gotten better...

60's & early 70's you had Floyd, Zeppelin, The Doors to name a few, and some really great cars...
The only redeeming things from the 1980's seems to be cheesy sit-coms, and the development of home video game systems...
Then in the early 90's music got good again, and Detroit started mixing things up - the Quad4 seems to have been a huge deal when it was released, and i have surprised MANY V8 & blown V6's with this little naturally aspirated motor...
I would have also liked to have seen what people were doing with Quad4HO cars back when they were new - every now and then I get stories of them walking the likes of Iroc's ect back in the day...

[Squidward]

Originally Posted by unruhjonny

The only redeeming things from the 1980's seems to be cheesy sit-coms, and the development of home video game systems...
Then in the early 90's music got good again, and Detroit started mixing things up - the Quad4 seems to have been a huge deal when it was released,

You sound like a pretty cool dude, but we are very far apart on these things!

I loves me some hair metal. I tuned out of music in the 90's because it so damn depressing. It was Emo, but with flannel instead of makeup.

The Quad4 was a step in the right direction, tho. My dad worked on that project during its development. I remember going to some sort of unveiling ceremony as a kid.

47 here. I also agree with some previous posters on the hobby. I play at the bottom end of the hobby. I like ratty cars that go fast, and I don't have to worry about a scratch or a dent. If I was given a super rare and valuable collectible car, I'd sell it for fat cash to buy me whole fleet of beater drivers. THAT is the 17 year old kid in me shining through.

I spent years playing in the hobby on a shoestring budget, balancing family and finances. Now that finances are better and kids grow up/move out, now I have to worry increasingly about retirement plans. It never ends!

[unruhjonny]

Originally Posted by Squidward

The Quad4 was a step in the right direction, tho. My dad worked on that project during its development. I remember going to some sort of unveiling ceremony as a kid.

Wow! - Too cool!

I would love to have heard some of the stories ect he might have had...

Originally Posted by Bob's GTO

Growing old is a privilege some never get to experience.

Well put;
I agree with this whole-heartedly.
But this age thing still does scare the crap out of me sometimes...