The future of Cobras and hobby kit cars?

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by OnyxRider

Lot of good points. New York Guy do you have the Duracell car because of your guilty pleasure Cobra? In your post you sound a lot like Wyclef Jean. Many of the car guys have scattered in Manhattan but a bunch use to get together on the east side in the 60's right off of 5th Ave. Wyclef would roll in with one of his muscle cars with pink mink trim on the seats. He always made me laugh. Fellow Ferrari collector Pete Kalikow and myself would get into a heated debate but I always had the Chinetti wild card on my side. East Coast sliders was the group but that was before sliding became popular. Slide that piece of junk outta here is where the name came from.


I think the people of whatever generation you speak of need to teach or mentor those younger. If you are in a position to mentor I would say do it. Believe me it will become a two way street in exchange of ideas and tech. My twin daughters are 10 years old and before we shipped a load of autos to the west cost they wanted to drive each one to school wearing period clothing. They know more about Bugatti, Maybach Zeppelin, and Ferrari than most men under 40.


So the knowledge needs to passed down to those interested.


Interesting about the different car shows. I rarely attend but usually try to go to family oriented ones. The Hollywood and Movie Car club has an interesting mix. Vehicles for young and old. My girls enjoyed the Scooby Doo-Van and various KITT cars. I finally brought a Bullitt Charger and Dodge M4S from the movie Wraith and it was a hit. Interesting cars will attract car guys no matter what age. Recently I stopped by a hole in the wall place in LA to pick up some Italian pastries and order a special cake. It was a late Friday afternoon/evening and outside were 3 men with modern Challengers. My mom was with me and I had to stop to talk for a few minutes. I told the guys my mom let my 18 year old sister drive a '70 Challenger Plum Crazy back in the day. It was stolen on the east coast and eventually used in a bank robbery on the west coast. My mom actually took a few minutes to look at the modern versions and told the guys the few times she drove the car the police would always follow her. I asked and these guys get together on a weekly basis. A month later I brought over a '70 Hemi Cuda and my friend a '70 Challenger. Nice to see the two side by side. The guys were interested in both the old and new. I would say age range from 28-30.


Anything different or rare will always attract. How many TVR's do you see in southern cali? That one attract no matter what just based on you hear it coming before you see it.


Funny how things change over the years. When I loved the Ferrari Daytonas and BB512 I always looked down on the Dino's, never cared for them and still don't. But look at the prices now OMG I still shake my head.


As far as investor vs collecting I don't know how the investors do it. I always say if you like the car and can afford it...go for it. Frightening the value of a collection of 8 figure Ferrari's... make you think about selling them.

Yes, u love cars and I guess, u can buy the real deals, not fake Cobras like most here on this forum. We are discussing hobby kit cars.

You're sipping wine and eating caviar while the rest of us drink beer and eat hotdogs. Same passion for cars but two different worlds.

best,
nyg