How long do you think 40 to 50 year old cars can continue to be raced?

Andys dad · 10-23-2010, 11:20 AM

Just to clarify - I am not trying to justify buying a $100,000 Stocker (?) - I am trying to justify NOT selling my old car cheap. We all know Stockers cost a lot of money - hell there are many $40,000 to $80,000 (or more) older Stockers out there now - ask guys with the really fast, nice older ones.

I also feel like some have said, these old cars are very popular and will be for a long, long time. I wondered what the rest of you think and how you see it. I clearly do not have that many years left, but it seems my '70 Camaro will be OK for a long time.

I think there is a "sea change" and it is inevitable in our form of drag racing - it is an evolutionary adjustment. NHRA is going to want to keep the old and introduce the new in a way which makes us all happy (if that is possible) - as Bernie said the EFI cars have come from being way off to fitting in where they should.

As a final thought – don’t you think these new cars can have some of the tricks we have learned about our older combinations added to them and go even faster? - imagine them 10 years from now – wow

Ron Durham
aka – Andy’s Dad

:-) peace

10-23-2010, 11:20 AM	#16
Andys dad VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arcadia, Ca Posts: 1,571 Likes: 48 Liked 175 Times in 78 Posts	Re: How long do you think 40 to 50 year old cars can continue to be raced? Just to clarify - I am not trying to justify buying a $100,000 Stocker (?) - I am trying to justify NOT selling my old car cheap. We all know Stockers cost a lot of money - hell there are many $40,000 to $80,000 (or more) older Stockers out there now - ask guys with the really fast, nice older ones. I also feel like some have said, these old cars are very popular and will be for a long, long time. I wondered what the rest of you think and how you see it. I clearly do not have that many years left, but it seems my '70 Camaro will be OK for a long time. I think there is a "sea change" and it is inevitable in our form of drag racing - it is an evolutionary adjustment. NHRA is going to want to keep the old and introduce the new in a way which makes us all happy (if that is possible) - as Bernie said the EFI cars have come from being way off to fitting in where they should. As a final thought – don’t you think these new cars can have some of the tricks we have learned about our older combinations added to them and go even faster? - imagine them 10 years from now – wow Ron Durham aka – Andy’s Dad :-) peace __________________ time is our most precious resource, you can always make more money but you can never make more time spend your time wisely with the ones you love - Ron Durham