The cars are so valuable yet difficult to impossible to have repaired in the event of a collision. Modern body shops only go back maybe a decade. I can see where someone may only put 200 miles on their car per season.

i have had my charger since 1970.
over the last 15 years, it has sit because of mounting health issues, and it seems i just get started to get it running again so i can enjoy it some before i croak, and something else crops up.........

I’m lucky to have some pics of my first car. From before internet so they haven’t been lost by a crashed hard drive, like so many of my pics were before backup stuff became common.

That's a great old roadrunner...I think I have a hard copy picture of my old green coronet somewhere. I'll have to look...now I'm curious.

I'm starting to want to get back into the hobby if I can find the right car at the right price...like everyone else in the world!

Here is a cool car that I was lucky enough to drive once. RIP Hemi Herb!:

Yep, that is one thing that changed completely since I was a kid into cars. They became investments to a certain crowd which raised the price on everything related to the hobby. Gas prices have also gone up a bit since I started driving, although when adjusted for inflation they aren't that high. Gas prices have cut down the driving for fun thing I did back in the day.

Please post a few photos of your charger! I'd love to see it.

I've noticed in the last 20 years that the number of non performance 'drivers' has went down dramatically. There used to be a lot of older satelllites, belvederes, darts, valiants, furies, coronets, and dusters driven daily or in patina paint cruising on the weekends. I guess they have been restored, cloned, turned into tributes, etc. because I rarely see one at the grocery store any more. I love seeing a survivor/restored sport satellite or coronet 440 at a car show though, they really stand out against all the performance models. Variety is good! It's also really cool when people bring old four door family cruisers to shows...many times they have been really well maintained and not beaten on by teenage hotrodders. It's almost like you need the run of the mill models to help the hot cars pop.

Okay, you take your '68 Charger to Walmart and park it in the parking lot. When you come out:

1) It's been stolen.
2) It's been keyed.
3) It has a door ding bigger than the grand canyon.
4) It's been hit.

Now you are wishing you had taken your POS Kia.

True, people are crazy out there. The same thing can happen if you have a hellcat challenger or TRX. When my powerwagon was newer some a-hole slammed their door into mine three times and left some serious dings. I was parked well away from the front of the store and in my spot. I was commenting more on how there are less old 60s - 70s daily drivers out there these days, especially four doors and slant six or 318 models.

That’s why I left my Gen III Hemi powered 55 Dodge Pickup like this. Never have to worry about some clown slamming his door against it. It’s my daily driver and I can park in the front row at wallymart with out worrying.