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Article: Old muscle cars are in vogue and Chrysler's got a new old muscle car
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1992
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CopyrightCopyright 1992 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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What are the most popular old cars? This is a trick question --
the answer isn't found in any particular make, model or year.
Popularity has to do with the experience of the museum/showgoer; the
old cars that spark most interest are generally the cars that occupy
the childhood memory of the median-aged museumgoer -- which is
usually someone in the 30s or early 40s bringing kids in to see what
mom and dad used to drive.
So, it may come as a disappointment to those among us who think in
terms of a '32 Packard or a '31 Ford when the question of favorite
cars is raised to learn that the muscle cars of the '50s and '60s are
now at the top of the popularity charts. If you want to attract the ...