Who wants to see Chrysler/Fiats at a car show

[ACUDANUT]

Who wants to see new Chrysler/Fiats at a car show. NOT ME.

[timmycharger]

Me...


No wait! let me see more 75 year old guys with fuzzy dice on their 55 Chevy sitting in chairs with 50's music screaming from a terrible speaker, can we get more of that? That should keep the hobby going for next generation of car guys..

[odcics2]

Me...


No wait! let me see more 75 year old guys with fuzzy dice on their 55 Chevy sitting in chairs with 50's music screaming from a terrible speaker, can we get more of that? That should keep the hobby going for next generation of car guys..

[Lennard]

Me...


No wait! let me see more 75 year old guys with fuzzy dice on their 55 Chevy sitting in chairs with 50's music screaming from a terrible speaker, can we get more of that? That should keep the hobby going for next generation of car guys..

[chargervert]

If you want to keep the hobby alive, you will welcome all who wish to participate with open arms!  There is room enough for everyone.

[70 sublime]

How many of these new car guys at the shows are really old guys that used to have a neat old car but just can not do it any more but still want to participate
And how many are the younger crowd that have just not found that neat car yet but will someday ??
And then there would be the third group that are going to be original owners of a 30 year old 2018 Hellcat at the car shows

[c00nhunterjoe]

I hate crappy car show speakers.

[krops cars]

I agree with chargervert. I also hate crappy speakers. When he said that I had a show in mind right away.

[HANDM]

If I were to go/ enter a car show it would be with my 18 T/A cause at least it's mildly rare 

[Dave Kanofsky]

If you want to keep the hobby alive, you will welcome all who wish to participate with open arms!  There is room enough for everyone.

You said it.  the more diversity the better!

[67440chrg]

I don't mind seeing newer cars at shows. If it is a judged show there needs to be a class for them. A few of the owners are future classic car owners.

[krops cars]

Isn't the idea of car shows to have cool cars around no matter what year hang out with people. Talk about cars see what people are doing with their cars and b.s. about anything else that comes up. You know fun with out judgment about what you brought.

[Ponch ®]

Me...


No wait! let me see more 75 year old guys with fuzzy dice on their 55 Chevy sitting in chairs with 50's music screaming from a terrible speaker, can we get more of that? That should keep the hobby going for next generation of car guys..

THIS.

And they're still blasting the same old Beach Boys / Steely Dan / Foghat songs. Not saying they oughtta play Post Malone or Bring Me the Horizon, but geez, at least move past 1975?

Then they sit around in their chairs in a circle, totally unapproachable. If the classic car hobby is dying, its because theyre killing it.

Re: the new cars - I belong to a mopar club that organizes two car shows a year. Those things aint cheap to put on. From a pragmatic perspective, if I'm seeing a line of 30+ new challengers waiting to get in, or PT Cruisers - hell, we even get a decent turnout of K Cars - I'm seeing money that helps to keep the show going. We  even have a guy that shows up in a DaimlerChrysler era Mercedes and insists he should be allowed in, so we let him. I say bring on the Abarths!

[Q5XX29]

At out recent Moparama show, along with several vintage "true" Mopars, I brought my wife's cute little Alfa Romeo 4c spider (a Fiat subsidiary), which I DID purchase in a roundabout way through the dealership where the car show was held. Several people commented how they thought it was cool to see it there, and definitely added a little variety to the show. That may have been stretching the "MOPAR" theme of the show a bit, but hey...

[stripedelete]

Me...


No wait! let me see more 75 year old guys with fuzzy dice on their 55 Chevy sitting in chairs with 50's music screaming from a terrible speaker, can we get more of that? That should keep the hobby going for next generation of car guys..

Then they sit around in their chairs in a circle, totally unapproachable. If the classic car hobby is dying, its because theyre killing it.

Yep!

[John_Kunkel]

Why would I go to a car show to see stuff that's parked in every Wally World parking lot? Until it isn't so common, it doesn't belong in a car show.

[c00nhunterjoe]

If i see a "club" seated in their safe circle, i move along and pay no mind. Its easy to pick out the people who want to talk cars at shows. Im no trophy hunter, i go for the drive to and from, and to talk to people ther. And yes, i like the 50s and 60s music blasting, given they have a good sound system. Sorry, but i dont want to listen to ja-rule and nsync at the local cruises. Not my taste and im only in my 30s

[Ponch ®]

 Sorry, but i dont want to listen to ja-rule and nsync at the local cruises.  

me neither. even that's 20 years old. All Im saying is get with the times.

I mean, on the one hand the old guys can't bellyache about young people not being into old/classic cars and killing the hobby, while at the same time alienating them by insisting that everything has to be their way or how it was done in their day. Sorry, im a relatively younger guy (late 30's) and I love the hobby, but I sure as hell cant stand the Eagles.

[Kern Dog]

Hey....Don't let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy.....Take it easy.

[Ghoste]

A lot of the newer cars at the shows have been modified in some way too when you slow down to actually look at them. 

[krops cars]

All we are is dust in the wind.

[RallyeMike]

Though I'll be walking right by them, any car enthusiast is welcome in my eyes. My only complaint is when he music is played too loud. It should just be in the background.

[tan top]

How many of these new car guys at the shows are really old guys that used to have a neat old car but just can not do it any more but still want to participate
And how many are the younger crowd that have just not found that neat car yet but will someday ??
And then there would be the third group that are going to be original owners of a 30 year old 2018 Hellcat at the car shows

think we all got to stick together think basically a car guy is a car guy ! although there are going to be variables in anything !
I personally would like shows to be separated IMO

going off on a tangent & getting a bit side tracked  sorry to the kind of hijack
one thing that I wonder about , will all these hellcat challengers & chargers  latest mustangs cameros corvettes still be around in 30 years time , with all the  starship  electronics on modern cars of today,  when all that stuff starts going wrong with age &  many heat cycles & vibration , where do you start to look or find OEM parts for !! we all know as it is modern cars of the last 25 years or so ( you need to be a contortionist  with 4 foot  long arms & tiny hands to work on them easily  ) they have touch me & im history plastic on every electrical connections clips  hundereds of miles or wiring & parts to make the car run that even I have know idea why , my charger don't need them    in 30 years  repop Chinese electrical parts for a hell cat bought at year one or napa  rock auto etc   hmmmm     look at the late 80s / 90s cars computer controlled that go wrong today if any are still left ... well most have gone to the crusher years ago  hell cats  etc go the same way or will they be retro fitted with painless wiring &  a holley or fast fuel injection set up  in 30 years time because none of the OEM stuff is available from the dealer ! all they sell is battery powered cars & going in to them will be like a scene from demolition  man 

[John_Kunkel]

A lot of the newer cars at the shows have been modified in some way too

Yeah, with billet, neon and boom boxes. 4-wheel independent suspension that's been slammed looks ridiculous with the wheels cambered in. 

[c00nhunterjoe]

A lot of the newer cars at the shows have been modified in some way too

Yeah, with billet, neon and boom boxes. 4-wheel independent suspension that's been slammed looks ridiculous with the wheels cambered in. 

Its called stance bro... 

And i cant stand the eagles either. Im not a dead nuts 60s guy, i can go from franki valli to metallica back to back. I have a very broad spectrum of music.
   I like all cars, but our local show do not usually draw enough cars to have lots of classes. We usually have judges top 20 or something to the sort. Throw in a best paint, best engineered, best engine bay, etc etc.