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Offline Ferrit

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Classic Car ownership in the UK/my street
« on: April 23, 2025, 02:43:22 PM »
Hi, I was taking my old dog for a slow walk down my street earlier and it struck me...

Its a long street of mostly semi's all quite nice a  mix of 1930/1950's houses.  When we moved in 2009 there were quite a few older people and less young families.  There was a garage for each house and a drive for c2 cars.  More recently the garages are being converted to another room.

Not ours, its full of bikes currently and soon to be a Lancia Beta.

What struck me is when we moved in there were a lot of classics in garages in the street.  There was (that I noticed on dog walks when garage doors were open), 3x TR5/6's and Stag, a Spitfire, an old Land Rover and an old P6 Rover. Its the same for old VW vans (I also have a t5.1 Caravelle so I notice these things).  There used to be a T4, a T5 and two T5.1's.  Now just my T5.1.  Classics wise, its just the RR now. 

Old vans I get as we are on the edge of Gt London ULEZ, but the classic cars... 
Had Lancia's Beta's BitD - HPE and a few Berlina's

New to me 2000 Coupe Beta on its way

Offline HFStuart

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Re: Classic Car ownership in the UK/my street
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2025, 12:50:56 PM »
Classic car ownership is in general an older persons hoby.

You need time, space and a certain amount of disposable income. Go to a classic car show and the demographic is dominated by white males 40+. No doubt more diversity is needed but if you're mortgaged to the hilt and struggling to afford to bring up a young family most people can't justify a classic.

There's a second argument to say that cars are less of a 'thing' for Gen Z or Millenials but I don't know how true that is.