Probably not the youngest driver, but I have a 3 yr old grandson who knows how to start up my sons 71' Stg 1 car. Even knows where the gas pedal is !. Must be something in the blood. My son who is now 30 used to start up my 71' Stg 1 car when he was lke 5 or 6. Yes, I'm 60 now and still have the car. I still can't wait to grt down to te garage every day and wrench on the cars. Right now I'm doing a frame off on my 71' so it keeps me busy.
I'm 32 and I own a '66 Toronado and a 1970 442. Would love to have a bunch of old Buicks (my DD is a '97 Riv), but have no space or money. My friends think my cars are kinda cool, but very few would consider buying one.
ive always had a thing for old cars, and their just legends, i love driving the 67 C10 and cant wait to have my skylark ready. But as a kid i was always partial to the 50s, 60s, 70,s hotwheel cars, i still have a few today, couple camaros, mustangs etc. I would love to be restoring a mach 1 stang but this skylark was my granddads and i learned to drive at 13 in it and it was given to me a payment for bush hogging feilds all summer for my uncle The older cars just have so much personality and power in the styling
Use to be one of the youngest here. Still young by many's definition. I started off in the Buick family with my dad's 1972 Riviera. I regret selling it to this day, for many reasons. My favorite Buick will continue to be a 1972 Riviera, yet I've had three old Buicks since that 1972 Riviera, seven years ago. And none have been a Riviera! I never liked the Electra, until I owned one. I love the class that pours from the Electra. It rides SO nicely in these terrible Chicagoland streets. I find myself bracing for bumps out of habit, only to feel nothing when I'm in the Electra. You don't see it at every corner, and often I get alot of thumbs up. :TU: The seating is awesome, I need an Electra bench in front of my tv! It still has all the "modern amenities" like power options and automatic climate control. The 455 is a huge plus. The only downside I see is everyone driving next to you to stare at the car, rev their car's engine or try to race me. Wont happen on the streets. p
I always liked old cars... Cause my dad is a car nut too...He did all his own work and I was always there to watch. When I was 8 or 9, my cousins uncle had a 68 Charger. Hemi too. I remember being in that, with smoke from the rear tires surrounding us... that is probably my earliest "car" memory that got me hooked. The sound, the smell the speed... When I was 10, Dad got a lend of a 75 Lesabre convertible for my uncles wedding. I loved it! When I was 12, Dad bought a 63 Sunbeam Alpine to restore... Its gone now... and nothing came of that car but I loved working on it. When I was 17 we moved to a house with a garage and it took off from there. When I was 18, that single garage was not big enough... on went a 28 x 30. That same year Dad bought a 66 Olds Delta 88. He still has it, and its finally in the construction phase in stead of deconstruction When I was 22 Dad bought that 75 Lesabre Convertible he used in my uncles wedding! In university, dad would let me and the guys cruise around it in sometimes. When I was 23, I left home, moved to FL (from Canada) Loved all the car shows, but because I lived in an apartment, having an old car just wasn't an option. Got married when 26 and bought a house, picked up a 75 Lesabre Convertible for parts for dad. Tried to get it back on the road but FL DMV would not let me. It had a non-rebuildable title. Then at 28, the hunt was on. We decided to try for our first child and I had to get a car first...I will admit, I wanted a chevelle. But my father-in-law (who had and always talks about a 68 442 he had) found a 72 Buick in the auto trader, went to look at it, and was hooked. Have not looked back to a chevelle since! LOL Now Im 33, and finally in process of putting together a 455 for that car.:3gears: Oh.... and how my second child is on the way:laugh:
Aside from liking ALL old cars, Buick stands out from the rest because they are least likely to have been abused, molested, or neglected by their previous owners. Even today it is more likely to find a low mileage, all original, well cared for Buick than it is with any other car make. I have also found out that it is far easier PRESERVING a good car than it is to RESURRECT a bad one. I am not ashamed to STEROTYPE buicks as well cared for cars owned by folks who truly value them:TU:
I guess that if I had tought about this question a little longer I could have come up with a lot of the reasons given here as both my son & son in law are into older vehicles, although mainly trucks. When my son was 14, he purchased a '71 GMC that we restored & souped up together (rebuilt sbc 350, Edelbrock Performer cam & intake & carb, shaved heads, headers). It ended up costing more than a much newer vehicle, but was worth it, both of us learned a lot plus we shared a lot of quality time together as we did all the work ourselves. All the replies a very interesting.
