1980s Cars at Car Shows...I feel old.

[steel-and-fire]

Last car show I went to at Staten Island College.
While I was drawn to the curves of 50s through 70s cars, I could not help but notice the amount of cars from the 80s that I frequently saw as a kid growing up in the 90s. Not even the rare ones like a Buick Grand National, but the more everyday Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs that were common had now become display pieces from history.

Never thought at 23 I could get that feeling. Technology in terms of entertainment is different because it was always changing. Automotive change is very different because it is so common and widespread; now reduced to the remaining that were not crushed from the Cash for Clunkers genocide.

What do you guys think? Ever get that feeling of BIG change?

[Kenny_Z]

Wait until you see the toys you played with under glass at an antique toy shop. That's when I first felt old.

[thirdmanj]

You're 23, shut up.

:lol:

[Mike C.]

You're 23, shut up.

:lol:

:hihi2:

[steel-and-fire]

You're 23, shut up.

Hahaha. Good point.

[Dracula]

It's simple supply and demand. There are only a finite number of cars from any decade and prices are set accordingly. Most amateur car enthusiasts either can't afford a '50s car or, like the standard car show participant, purchase a car that they remember from when they were young. That's a trend that won't be going anywhere anytime soon, either. Though, for feeling old, I don't get that at car shows because there's never been one that I've attended that didn't have cars like the ones I first learned to drive with. My first vehicle was a 1955 Ford F-100 that I later traded on a 1951 Chevrolet, which was sold to buy my first DeLorean and a 1979 Cadillac Coupe De Ville.

[nofear365]

Crap! I had no idea Staten Island U had a show yesterday. I would have swung by with my car...

[steel-and-fire]

It was a year or two ago. I came across photos I took from the event.