It's tough trying to convince a young guy that a 318 is a fine engine and much more user friendly than a 440 for normal pleasure driving, which our C bodys were built for.
To me a C body represents a period "I made it and I'm successful" image more so then a "look how muck smoke I can make" statement.
I can't keep up with the energy level of the younger crowd so will slowly fade away.
Just happy someone will carry on with the C body era cars.
If it weren't for this site, I might sill be one of those guys! I'm totally fine with a 383 rebuilt to stock specs as my next power plant. I'm even going with smaller exhaust than I would have 5 years ago. I do appreciate these cars in stock form, so much more than I did in my 20's, when they were just beater cars. We just knew those big 440's could move those barges along!
I'll never know what any of my old rides were, or meant back in their day, I'm just too young (at 42.6 years old) to know anything but what I grew up with. I know enough that I saw dark green and dark brown cars all over as a kid, dad even had an old Ford LTD that was brown.
I still like aftermarket wheels, although I try to keep them at least period correct looking, no Dub's for me.
I think it's hard to convince a kid there is more beyond their phone it tablet screen, out there in that big old world, just waiting for them to discover it. Any kid who want to talk about my old cars or my girlfriend's Charger, I stop and take as much time as I can, never know what you might spark inside someone's head.
To a the Old Men in Hats, I thank you for all that you have contributed to this site, and hope that you stay as long as possible, so many members here have so much to offer, and I'd be screwed without some of the help I've gotten. I wouldn't have gotten the 500 if not for this site.
I might post too many pictures of dogs and scantily clad women, bit I can't talk cars 24/7, just ask my girlfriend, she won't let me!
But a big thanks to you old time timbers for contributing what you have, I'm gracious and thankful for all you have done.
No go do whatever it is you have to do!
