Shawn Stanford

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hacker-pschorr

This is beyond epic.

Anyone wondering "Who the F is that guy and why should I care??" Long story short, he's a car guys car guy.
I'd rather hang out with Casey than Leno, Seinfeld, or Carolla (not sure about Wayne Carini).


Check out some of his awesome stories:




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worf928

Serious question (really): Why are we supposed to GAF?

hacker-pschorr

Because Casey is awesome.

We need to team him up with Kibort at the track:

Shawn Stanford

Not only is Casey a car guy, he's a no-BS car guy. He likes cars, any cars. And he's focused on bringing young people into car ownership. I don't know if you've noticed at Frenzy or your local PCA meetings, but there aren't a lot of faces that aren't in their 5th decade or better.

XS29L9B

Watched to the 4:45 mark, then got bored. But good to see these cars get some positive attention.

XS29L9B

That's actually a big concern of my car friends. Now some of us are watching, waiting to see what happens as the "silver hair crowd" ages out and either that sell, or their heirs. Bottom line, there will be more supply than demand unless something big changes. Next 3-5 years will be interesting.

Shawn Stanford

The next 3-5 will be a crash of the 'doo-wop malt shop' era car market. But the Boomers have never been about admitting that their time is past, I think they're going to hold onto their cars well past the point at which they can actually use them. 60s and 70s cars have already leveled off, and I'm thinking 10-15 years until they crash.

As Gen-X gets into the play money years, they're going to want the 80s cars that they couldn't have when they were kids. 928s are in that bracket, although I don't think they're going to be as popular as Japanese imports and American pony cars.

hacker-pschorr

This will effect every car differently.
Good friend of mine is a life long Healey owner and knows I've always wanted a big Healey 3000 and I missed the boat when they tripled in value about 10 years ago. He keeps telling me to wait, there is a plethora of cars just waiting to hit the market as their ever aging owners start to liquidate. Such a car is a very narrow market since it has zero practicality, average owner is well into the 70's, and it's British.

The 928 is just being re-discovered by the 80's kids who now have enough money to buy one. That's why cars like the DeLorean, Pantera etc.. have all skyrocketed in value. We've got 2-3 decades before this group (which I'm firmly in the middle of) starts to liquidate.

Have you seen the value of a 4th generation Supra? Same group. Hell, big block Corvette's are still selling for stupid money. That market hasn't cooled off in 10+ years.

Then again, this is all subject to change with the economy. Which could crash at any moment


PCA / marque club events yes. Generic car groups are a different story. Within the last year I've gotten involved with a few local & state wide car groups I was otherwise not aware of. I was shocked how huge these groups are, well organized, and I'm one of the oldest guys at some of the gatherings.

There's a whole new wave of car aficionado coming up the ranks. As I spoke about in a different thread, it's almost as if this new generation is far more quality than quantity. Gone are the days where every teenager is "into" cars simply because they want one. Instead the ones that are into cars are extremely knowledgeable.
Also gone are the days that showing up in any expensive new car is the center of attention. Show up in a mint restored "anything" even an 80's Honda Civic, and they are impressed.
Or a well modified --insert car here-- where most if not all of the modifications were performed by the owner. A common mantra is "built not bought", which is the attitude where they respect the work involved over simply having the funds to buy a nice car.

Being able to maintain something vintage is also highly respected.

I'm very optimistic of the car culture future, ye'all just need to start looking outside of usual circles and people like Casey are firmly in the middle of it.


That already started 3-4+ years ago.

Rob Edwards

"built not bought", I really like that.

jej3

Looks well bought. Low mileage 1979, 5 speed, most everything works for $4500. Never heard of him but he's no dummy

bureau13

I've been pleasantly surprised at how much positive feedback I get in both the Shark and the 931, and it's not all from people my age and older.

GT6ixer

I agree Eric. The oldest folks I see on average are at the Porsche events I attend. Makes sense since it generally takes years to attain the wealth it takes to acquire and maintain a Porsche. But all the C&Cs and general shows I go to (Radwood, etc) I see a lot of 20 somethings. My 4 year old and his 5 and 3 year old cousins are all car crazy. I'd be shocked if they grew into their teens having zero interest in cars.

The Forgotten On

The newer younger generation of car people I am a part of is an interesting bunch. They tend to want the cars they saw growing up ( Gen 4 Supras, Acura Integras, etc) and saw others modding or racing in magazines.

So mostly late 90s and early 2000s cars.

But a lot of it comes from the Fast and Furious movies. Pretty sure most of us got into cars from seeing the early 2000s tuning movement and all its ridiculous peacocking.

I don't see any young people aside from myself involved with my local PCA region, most are 50+ as noted above. They definitely appreciate having a young person though! Great group in the SB region.

I think as my gen gets older with more disposable income, more will gravitate away from tuner cars and start going into luxury and exotic european cars like newer (996+) Porsches, MB AMG cars, and other high end cars they grew up seeing.

Most of the people that recognize my car are 40+, the younger people that see it only realize what it is after seeing the badge or the giant PORSCHE tramp stamp on the rear bumper.

It is great to see someone with a good following buy a 928 and get it some main stream attention. The Rad movement has really taken hold in the last few years.

worf928

LOL. Great phrase.