The market for Model T, Model A, Early V8, 50's era and even the 60's muscle cars are weakening. This trend will continue. The first gen Broncos are even softening a bit now. Street rods and hot rods see the same decline.
I've had some deep discussion on this with my friend at 3rd Gen.
First you have the younger generation that has no connection to the cars I mentioned above. Sentimental or emotionally. They did not grow up with them and they don't care. They are a generation that needs instant gratification and are addicted to their electronic machines.
Moving on to cost. These folks can not afford them, especially at the prices we still have in our minds from the 1990's through the early 2000's. Those days are gone and they will not return. The cost of a home, energy cost, cost of an education, to raise a family, is simply too much of a burden to own one or more of these cars for the majority of young folks.
Let's talk about parts supply chain.The supply chain for Model A parts is the best out there. All others, early V8 and beyond is drying up. This makes restoring and maintaining these cars more difficult and expensive. Now, I'll warn you that the Model A parts supply chain is drying up slower but it is happening. Vendors quit, retire and manufacturing goes away with that.
There will always be folks interested in all these cars. However, it's becoming a much smaller crowd.
Think about the lack of skill set in the younger folks that it takes to own, maintain and operate these cars also.
I'm 45 years old an I have been here in this hobby for nearly 30 years. I'm an exception. I do see what is happening here and it can't be denied.
I understand that there are young folks here and they will continue the tradition. There are few of us, it will continue to shrink and that is just the facts.
