How will demographics effect the collector car hobby in the next decade or so? In this issue we explore a trend of the hobby in the future, perhaps just a few years out: Tuner Cars. If young hobbyists are working on building primarily Japanese cars into custom rides, that may be much of what you see at car shows in 20 years. In the summer issue, we take a look at the Tuners hobby in a piece by Chris Kochan.

But are they doing this merely to be creative or to do their own thing, or because they just can't get their hands on a classic car for a reasonable amount of money? Perhaps some of both.

The past is prologue to the future. Just look at the pre-war classics. It used to be that they were all you would see at car shows and auctions. Now it is rare to see any, as the number of hobbyists with expertise or even interest in those cars as dwindled away, as people of that age had died off.

Will that happen with cars of the 50s, 60s and maybe even 70s as well? If so, there may be an opportunity for interested parties to acquire some previously unattainable cars as  estates are settled of the collectors of those cars.

That's my TWO CENTS. I wish I could get a classic car for that much!

What do you think? We would love to hear from you on our new blog section or on any of the other blogs out there, as well as just dropping us an email at editor@CarChatClub.com

By Car Chat Guy

Car Chat Guy is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of Car Chat Club Magazine. He has been a lifelong fan of cars, particulary Mustangs and Shelbys.

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