[cmpski]

At 71 and in the Longhood resto world, most of the people I see, either at my shop or at others I outsource to, the folks are late 50's to late 70's. Most are moderately to very well off. This is not a game for the middle class unless they are top DIY folks. Here's my take on the future of air cooled.
That market has maybe 5 to 10 years, then all but the super rare or perfectly restored are going to go in a steep decline. The merrily super nice drivers will be bought cheap as parts cars for the super wealthy to rebuild their collector car if shunted.
The rest can go back to the fields and barns to just rot away. There's just too many of them for most to be called rare. Even the S's.
The 20's and 30's generation that will succeed in business over the next 10 years are into the new stuff. A 2023 GT3 RS will look vintage to them in 2033. Maybe an incredibly slow 935 RSR might get bolted up on the warehouse wall with their top of the line Porsche EV RS's, RSR's, GT2 RS's lined up on the floor.
Enjoy these cars while you can, because most of our cars will be unloved in the future.

Yes, I'm going to Rennsport. It will for the most part be a grey hair convention. And the Singer copies will be there to play to the baby boomers last hurrah. The younger folks seem to like the off road look whether on a Porsche or Toyota 4 Runner here in Denver. Even Porsche and Singer are toying with the off road look.
All I can say is it was a great ride and still is for a little bit longer. We baby boomers will just have to face our mortality and realize it's not the 20th century anymore.
Oh, and for you 30's and 40's folks who think their going to scoop up some cool air cooled cars. Who the hell is going to work on'em. Most of the properly trained Bosch MFI guys that still have a FULL collection of proper MFI jigs and tools are in their late 60's, 70's, and 80's. How about a proper rebuild on a distributor. How many of the current Porsche trained guys and gals that will go independent down the road have ever worked on either. When was the last time you went into a dealership garage and saw a couple year old engine taken all the way down to the crank? Or did they just slam a crate engine in. Hmmmm.
When you buy those cars make sure you acquire a full set of factory work and parts manuals so the tech will at least have a chance to get the repair properly done. I'm talking to you SC and Carrera folks also.