As I look around at swap meets, I see lots of collectors and vendors who are young enough that they got their first drivers license after 1960. I see lots of 50s and 60s cars that are driven or admired by people born long after those cars were made. My own kids like the music I grew up with as much as, or more, than the music of their time.
I love to hear from those of you who have great memories of gas stations when you were a little kid. But for many collectors, no matter their age, it's just about cool stuff that they really like. Classic things that will stand the test of time. Like being appreciated from generation to generation. That is happening right now. Lots of collectors are very interested in stuff from before they were born. Look around on Shop Talk. It's not just old geezers and baby boomers. The younger collectors are in our midst, learning and collecting what they can afford.
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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
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