[herr_oberst]

I was reading the recent barn find thread, some people were mortified that these cars were neglected, my thought was "who cares, It's a damn car".

There's often a sweet spot for middle class people where their age and income and enthusiasm for the hobby intersects. I'm still enthusiastic about cars in general, I still like talking and thinking about them, but my desire to own them has dwindled along with the elasticity in my skin.

Outliers like Roger Penske and Jay Leno, people who are as passionate today as they were 50 years ago are few and far between. I think there are still a few on this board, but I think just as many have lost the spark.