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Originally Posted by AUdubon5425
I've been through that with old cars - went to a meeting of the local Mopar club once and actually had the president berate my '66 Chrysler because it wasn't a Charger or Barracuda or Road Runner. That was sixteen years ago, and although I know things have changed I have no desire to join the car club.
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Been there and done that.. Multiple times.
(That's after the new paint on the ride back to Detroit)
I've run into basically two types of collectors when it comes to both old cars and TVs. There are the people who are in it for the pop-culture "flash" factor, the '57 Chevys, the Philco Predictas, etc. These are by far the most common types of people.
Then you have the folks who are
really into it, and money isn't really the deciding factor. I have a very good friend who has owned new Dodge Vipers, Superbirds, Hemi 'cudas, etc. But at the same time, this guy can rattle on with equal and enthusiasm for a '74 Newport, '85 Daytona, or '02 Minivan.
People like this are interested in ALL the aspects too. Sometimes the story-behind-the story is what's cool. At a recent car show hosted at Chrysler HQ, the guy who is considered the "father of the Roadrunner" (Jack Smith) did a little slide show about all the things that happened behind the scenes, (how they got the licensing from Warner Brothers, what was the Plan-B, the CEO who wanted to make Roadrunner 4drs, and how he avoided the guy so he never had to say "no".)
In the TV world, I don't even like when people dismiss certain cabinet styles as "horrible". There are certainly some that I like better than others, but I find what really makes things gel is having the whole room set up a certain way.
You have to appreciate things for the era in which they were made. I'm not a fan of those TV sets with the "dungeon" look, but when you see one in a room filled with the proper black vinyl furniture, black chain wall hangings, and super long shag carpet; it's pretty cool.
It least it has style. I'd trade that any day for the black plastic boxes and flatscreen poster-frames we have now.