Re: Getting folks involved with Packards?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2012/2/19 21:44:05

I drive my vintage vehicles to local, and up until 3 or 4 years ago to not so local events. Most of the events are just 'hang-out" events of the under 35 crowd. Drifter, import street racers, coffee's etc.

Altho they do not seem to be overly interested in the 40's and 50's vehicles they do look at it with curiosity. It seems to plant a seed for future opportunies that mite arise for them should they ever run across any good 'barn finds'. Also makes good networking and advertising for me in the case thay happen across a good barn find they don;t want and mite tell me about it.

The problem wit hthe educational route is that over the last 20+ years the modern educational system has become little more than just a municipal socilaizing agency designed and instilled to dictate to the masses an indoctrination for complete and total dependency of life out of a plastic shopping bag or instructions from a GPS. The voc-schools are no exception. THey teach strictly what the service industry or parts mfg'ers want to market. And that is all.

However i am still amazed at how many of the younger set, mostly under 35, have a strong sense of critical thinking and analysis when such ideas are pointed out to them. THis is especialy true of the younger women a few of which seem to be interested in at least their OWN car.

My personal opinion and experience is to attend more-or- less unplanned or 'hang-out' modern events involving modern equipment but drive my old iron. I've probably learned more from them than they do from my presence. Especialy when it come to finding local resources.