by classic_cruiser » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:03 am
I feel like it is generational too, related in this case to how a generation looks at possessions. I remember as a kid how little we had, and how important it was just to keep things running and working, because there was no money to keep buying new (or used). Even 'disposable' cars like the h-body and j-body are worthy to be saved. As an aside, even now I still have trouble parting with a heap of parts I have from an 87 cavalier that rotted out in 2013... I can't get myself to toss these, even though I can't even give them away. I have my candy bar cell phone from 1999, my first flip phone, and the phone after that, stored neatly in it's original box and I charge them every 2 years or so. Maybe that's the sign of a hoarder.... no, I don't keep piles of newspapers or have tunnels in my house....
But I think in the US these days, now there is plenty of stuff to go around - so keeping old things working is not as culturally important to the more recent generations as other things are. I'm not saying that's right or wrong, it's just that each generation develops it's own personality and priorities. Like was said, I'm sure there were things done in the generation from the 1930's that were not picked up by the 1970's generations too. I never developed an itch to have a home garden, dance, or play board games for example.
1980 Pontiac Sunbird, 2.5L Notchback Coupe
1979 Pontiac Sunbird with transplanted Monza 305, notchback coupe