X Post About Boomers, Classic Muscle Cars, And Younger Generations Sparks Debate

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18-03-2025

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There's nothing like a little bit of intergenerational friction over the value of classic muscle cars. That was the topic of a guy's recent post on social media site X (you know, the one that used to be called Twitter). It exposes a lot of tension underneath the surface that most people probably don't think too much about, but we definitely do.That post was made by a guy named Dale Stark, who according to his profile is a retired A-10 pilot for the United States Air Force. He's also a rancher and outdoorsman, plus hosts The Dale Stark Show. We feel like we should know who he is, but we honestly don't.
Anyway, Stark posted about how his friend who's 'into classic muscle cars' claims the market for them is 'crashing as Boomers age out.' That's all because the young whipper snappers (like us) from Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z apparently don't appreciate or want them. Or at least we don't want 'to pay big' for a '60s clunker.'
(We've included a screenshot of the post, just in case).
That touched off a huge debate where some agreed, others bristled at the guy disrespecting younger generations, and others posted their own classic rides. There were even a few expressing excitement at being able to afford their dream machine (we can identify with the feeling – more on that later).
One of the top replies was from a guy saying his Kia minivan can outrun a 70s muscle car, is safer, and more practical. He asked why he would ever want a classic over that. We guess for a daily driver he and most people wouldn't. But he misses the entire point. He's also not an enthusiast, so we honestly don't value his opinion much.
We as enthusiasts love classic American muscle cars. At the same time, to see a Plymouth Road Runner, a car that was known as the blue collar muscle car easily afforded by anyone who wanted one back in the day, auction for well into the six digits is just too much for us.
We guess in some Boomers' minds that means we don't appreciate these machines. We don't feel it does but instead think it indicates we don't believe they should be selling for supercar prices.
After all, one of the hallmarks of muscle cars has historically been accessibility. You didn't need to be rich to buy and play with one. That's been destroyed, including with modern models like the Shelby GT500 and Dodge Hellcats pushing well into luxury car prices.
If this means muscle cars become affordable, everyday man rides again, so be it. We could blame Boomers for pushing prices into the stratosphere, kind of like how Stark's friend is trashing younger generations, but we also know a lot of Boomer enthusiasts who are just as dismayed as we are, if not even more, about how ridiculously overpriced they are these days.
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