Question about your cars

[JP Emerson]

Hi guys/gals,
I'm curious to find out how you feel about this topic as it has been spoken about quite a bit lately on our podcast.

Do you (would you) let someone sit inside your car at a show/event etc? :dunno:

Thoughts?

JP
jpemerson.com (http://www.jpemerson.com)

[67 Nova Boy]

Yep...if they want to sit in the drivers seat...go ahead!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[Burd]

Yes. And the bigger the breasts, the longer they can stay.

[tom406]

Yes, especially kids if they're respectful. I don't want them to feel like old cars are inaccessible and/or beyond their dreams.

[carnut4life]

Absolutely, especially kids. I don't have any 100 point supercars but if I did I would still let people sit in them if they wanted. I let several people drive my old COPO Camaro after I took them for the ride of their life, good times for sure.

[cruiserofland]

Also a yes, especially kids. Strong agree about promoting classic muscle to the next generations :beers:

[R68GTO]

I wouldn't have a problem with it. Planning to let a couple of guys that were involved with my car in the early '70's take it down the drag strip when it's done.

[Copo_Cartel]

Every show I go to at least 4 to 5 kids sit in the driver seat and honk the horn and get photos from their parents and I think the shock and the disbelief from their parents is more so than from the kids. I enjoy it very much passing down the hobby and seeing the fathers saying that made his day. Now if it’s a single mother game on. Lol

[SS427]

Here's proof. When it comes to supervised kids, how can one say no to that smile? Makes my day to see that and if it helps promote the hobby I am all for it.

[tom406]

A little friend behind the big steering wheel of my 49 Olds a while back.

[67since67]

Pre-Covid my grandkids always took turns sitting in all my cars. The youngest grandson, my little gearhead buddy, has been known to turn a wrench also.
I once asked him which one he liked best. "The red one". I asked why. " Because it's the fastest"!! How did he know that??

Exhaust noise may have been his clue? Just wait till I can get him alone with me for a ride!! :naughty:

Bill W

[JP Emerson]

I love seeing this. What better way to further the hobby than to share our cars with future generations!

JP

[A12pilot]

Not only do I let people sit in them, I make them come back when they're older to sit in them again!

One of the highlights of the Beater Bee restoration was Neil sitting in the car when it was in the barn find section. Him and his father are photographers. I saw Neil next to the car and insisted he take a seat!

Well, fast forward a few years later during my unveiling and I had Neil sit in it again! And he was no longer a kid, he'd gotten married and had a kid! Man, time just marches on!

These are cars and are meant to be appreciated. Ropes and chains around them don't really help build future fans. But then again, with irresponsible parents, barbed wire sometimes isn't enough to protect from stupidity!

Cheers
Dave

[mssl72]

I'm all for inspiring kids and young adults. One guy sat in my car while holding his little one. Then the little one got loose and started climbing around on my console. I'm a little reluctant now with kids that small. I'd hate to try to find another 4 speed console.

[Steve Shauger]

For years I was involved in the AACA Peconic Bay Region and we had a fall show that had everything from a 1906 ALCO (Black Beast) to a Hemi Daytona. Shows for the most part are static, so I introduce "give a child a ride" and with the parent holding the child we would drive them in a small loop. Unfortunately the event insurer was not pleased so we stopped.

One laughable moment at our show was seeing children look in amazement at how turning a window crank move the window up and down. Once one child saw it a couple dozen wanted a turn, and their reactions were priceless. We also had lectures setup on unique cars so that we introduce young and old to our classic cars. Today children are exposed to other stimulation, computers and video game and are wizzes. Providing exposure to young children and adult benefits our hobby...

My grandchildren are very interested in cars and they've been provided many lessons on respect other peoples property and pops cars.....

[Damien]

Absolutely! He's better behaved than many adults I know!

[Burd]

Half the fun was getting her up there, this pic made the calendar, the Hot Spot is a coffee shop where the girls wear, well, sometimes not much.
The newest , a sit down place, was opened almost rite next door to the Packard Prov grounds, breast place to get a coffee before the swap

[x33rs]

Absolutely!!
Funny story, we daily drive ours, my son his 65 bug, I drive a 70 formula and my wife drives the 69 Z. So we are at the gas stations every week with the cars filling up. It never fails a young kid with his mom is amazed at the cool car. One day I'm filling up and he says "look mom, a secret compartment for gas" He's talking about how I pulled the license plate down to fill up. He's fascinated with the car looking at it so I ask if he wants to sit in it. At first I think his mom thought I was some sort of creep, lol. She was hesitant but then said okay. That kid had the biggest smile on his face. Pretty sure I made a car guy out of that little one.

[m22mike]

As I sit behind my car on cruise in night I people watch and quit often I see a little one that can't see inside. Sometimes before the parent whisks them away I get up and open the door and ask the kid would like to sit in here ? And now you know the rest of the story.
And thanks Rick for letting Ryan sit in the Chevelle, we made him take his shoes off. :grin:

[Lee Stewart]

If there was no food at the show - then yes. But if they were selling ice cream and such - absolutely not.

[Burd]

I’d let her in. I got a roll of nOS seat fabric.

[firstgenaddict]

Reasons such as this are why I love survivors with their chips and other imperfections, if something were to occur it will be no worse than what the car has endured previously.

Thinking back... I have to attribute the cultivation of my auto insanity to the rides I had in Musclecars from the time I was born. My mom's car when expecting me and I came home from the hospital in was a 68 442 coupe White over Blue, there were all kinds od cars around all the time, but the next car was a Big block 2nd gen camaro and then I remember the 9k mile 440 six pack superbird at 10-11 years old I will never forget with me shotgun my dad videotaping in the center of the rear and his cousin driving. 110 down the 4 lane black top, every time it hit the next gear the video went from out the front glass to views of the headliner! :burnout:

I will have to find the photo of me with my baby blanket at about 3 years old taking screws out of the inside of a 1940 Ford.
Meeting my dad with a handfull of screws from everything in the house I could reach was his penance for teaching a 3 year old to use a screw driver!

[cruiserofland]

Reasons such as this are why I love survivors with their chips and other imperfections, if something were to occur it will be no worse than what the car has endured previously.



This is also what I love about reproduction parts (albeit the best you can get)... if something happens, worst case is send another check to OER... now, exterior paint on the other hand.... :no:

[JRC99]

As long as they ask and are respectful of it, absolutely.

Especially kids. I was that young kid in awe many, many times. Hell, there's pictures of me in the Camaro from when I was all of 6 years old.

I've always been annoyed by the 'rub it with a diaper and don't let anyone within 30 feet of it' crowd. It's a car. Yes, a car we've got blood, sweat, maybe tears and definitely money in, but they won't do anything that can't be fixed.

Of course, that's a lot easier to say when your stuff already has chips in the paint from yourself as a youngin.

['69Novajoe]

Trying to break the girls in gently!! This was a few years ago. The last time we went to a cruise night, Ava (the oldest) wanted to wear ear protectors!! After a little while I convinced her to take them off because it really isn't that loud!! The youngest (Kate) wanted to go faster!! Love those girls!!