[Don Keefe]

Originally Posted by U47

I think you have to look at this realistically. The odds which are substantial and formidable are stacked against you. Fifty years from now these cars will either be in museums or the majority will be gone along with the owners that own them.

I think that the biggest problem is the current mindset.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Don Keefe

I think that the biggest problem is the current mindset.

Bingo! The young parents who these days don't know what's under the hood of a car much less being able to fix or maintain it themselves. The schools which are out of control when it comes to what kind of information your kid is getting and always telling the kids how bad cars are ( especially the old ones) to the environment.. The media controlling the information to the public in general. The government who will do the regulation part along with the high cost of fuel in the future.
The environmental groups who influence the political parties in the government, and the people in the media, and the people in the schools.

You better keep a close ear to the ground to what your kids, and grandchildren are saying when they come home from school. You will be amazed.

Tell me how are you going to change that mindset when it is so entrenched in the world we live in today ????

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by U47

Bingo! The young parents who these days don't know what's under the hood of a car much less being able to fix or maintain it themselves. The schools which are out of control when it comes to what kind of information your kid is getting and always telling the kids how bad cars are ( especially the old ones) to the environment.. The media controlling the information to the public in general. The government who will do the regulation part along with the high cost of fuel in the future.
The environmental groups who influence the political parties in the government, and the people in the media, and the people in the schools.

You better keep a close ear to the ground to what your kids, and grandchildren are saying when they come home from school. You will be amazed.

Tell me how are you going to change that mindset when it is so entrenched in the world we live in today ????

After reading that, I'm staying under the covers......

[U47]

Originally Posted by Simple Man

After reading that, I'm staying under the covers......

And that's just what most people do, and that's why it will happen.

[Simple Man]

So the reason we have Big Block Pontiacs and Buick stickers on the air cleaners is because of young parents, schools, the media, the government, etc? Hmmmmm....(ducking back under the covers)

[Don Keefe]

Originally Posted by U47

Bingo! The young parents who these days don't know what's under the hood of a car much less being able to fix or maintain it themselves. The schools which are out of control when it comes to what kind of information your kid is getting and always telling the kids how bad cars are ( especially the old ones) to the environment.. The media controlling the information to the public in general. The government who will do the regulation part along with the high cost of fuel in the future.
The environmental groups who influence the political parties in the government, and the people in the media, and the people in the schools.

You better keep a close ear to the ground to what your kids, and grandchildren are saying when they come home from school. You will be amazed.

Tell me how are you going to change that mindset when it is so entrenched in the world we live in today ????

I think that while those societal factors play a part, I was referring to the elitist, closed off attitudes that many hobbyists display toward cars not in their area of interest. That is what is turning would-be Pontiac guys away and keeping them in Hondas or whatever they are driving.

[FrankieT/A]

Buick, the ford of GM...

[wovenweb]

Originally Posted by Don Keefe

I think that while those societal factors play a part, I was referring to the elitist, closed off attitudes that many hobbyists display toward cars not in their area of interest. That is what is turning would-be Pontiac guys away and keeping them in Hondas or whatever they are driving.

Originally Posted by FrankieT/A

Buick, the ford of GM...

Lol, and just a few posts later...

[goatwgn]

Originally Posted by FrankieT/A

Buick, the ford of GM...

At least nobody is putting "428-4V Cobra Jet" decals on their 1969 Grand Prix 428 engines.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by goatwgn

At least nobody is putting "428-4V Cobra Jet" decals on their 1969 Grand Prix 428 engines.

But.. Ford put a Q-Jet on their 428 !!!

[242177P]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

But.. Ford put a Q-Jet on their 428 !!!

So close, 70 and 71 429 CJs.

428 was completely different.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by 242177P

So close, 70 and 71 429 CJs.

428 was completely different.

Yup was close, but I was told that the Q-jet was only 715 CFM.... , could he have meant 750?
Had a friend with a '71 Barracuda with a Rochester 2BBL on it ...