[Greg Reimer 7376]

The crazy thing is that when I first started racing in the mid '70's, the good race car stuff was only about 10-15 years old, cars were all over the place, I even got a few cars for free if I would come get them out of the way. We raced, street drove, used them for daily transportation, and thought nothing of it. In 1992, I started looking for another '68 Chevelle to run as a stocker, decided to build my own car instead of driving other people's cars, and even then shelled out $500.00 for a roller with a straight body. Several cars later, the supply of parts started drying up fast, the local pick a part junkyard didn't have anything but '73-85 smog dogs and little FWD cars,(that's where they all belonged as far as I was concerned),and the prices for '69 Camaros,Chevelles, Mustangs, Road Runners, etc. went through the roof. Once at Pomona, some spectator in the pits told me that "that car's too nice to race. You should restore it". Two observations- the second of which bothers me---
#1--All these cars came out when I was in high school, I remember when they were new.
#2--All these cars now are around 50 years old. That's what bothers me the most.
Yes, racing is different, but it's still fun.