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Originally Posted by pmax
I think 'pop culture' and fitting into the crowd plays a huge part here for the younger generation. Driving an old smog belching out of tune 50yr old car is likely going out of fashion in the day and age of emissions free vehicles.
James Dean, Newman, McQueen are "pop culture" icons in the Porsche world for their generation, even more so than Jerry, given the racing stuff, not just collecting. How many got into the hobby due to them ?
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Pmax, You make a good point. The pop-culture heroes of my day, Dean, Newman, McQueen, were the existential outsiders. The guys in search of... something. Cars were often their focus, passion, or escape vehicle. Unless it was a western and then you had horses for that! ;-)
I take it you're suggesting that the iconography is different today. Instead of a Paladin riding off into the sunset you have, what? Heroes who fit in well? I really have no idea.
Robert