Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Get Together: The History of Car Culture" video.

  1. Just think if Watt had used a term involving the drop of a Mill Wheel. "Well, the 327 in my Chevelle has an implied drop of 450ft"
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  2.  @ajvonline  It was just figure pulled out if my backside. You know how know-it-alls like to talk.
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  3. Henry Ford's Greenfield Village is another "theme park" that harken back to an earlier time that predates Disneyland. In the US I would think of the living history prototype as being Williamsburg in Virginia. For all of the nostalgia involved in the "classic" (1) car industry (2). I personally think that a lot of people if faced with a choice of a daily driver would not choose one of the cars of their youth. 1) The only car that can truely be called a classic is a Rambler Classic 😏 2) And it is an industry to the point that for certain popular models one can literally build a completely new car from parts ordered from catalogs minus perhaps the running gear. All you really need is a VIN plate and its "restored". Much like my grandfather's axe. Something similiar happens in the aviation world in that completely new airframes have been built around surviving bits of historic aircraft. Spitfires and Mosquitoes come to mind.
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  4. One thing that needs to be stated. Not all antique or just old cars are "collectable" or "classics" (1). That does not mean that you can't own and enjoy one. Just don't expect a non classic to be worth big bucks. 1) I often jokingly make the statement that the only car that can legitimently be called classic is a Rambler Classic.
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