 Report by Francisco Carríon (on right in photo): The continuity of the pre-war car hobby among young people is under fire. Just a few days ago we wrote about the auction of the Fords from the Den Hartog museum to attract younger people. But as many of us know, true interest usually arises from participation in the hobby: being a co-driver in rallies, helping -where possible- with a restoration... You need to touch these cars! So, how about helping in bringing a barn find to the light - arguably the best part of the hobby. In the case of the Peugeot 201 on these photographs the team of rescuers consisted of young afficionados from 6 to 25 years old. Only the eldest (this modest writer) was really interested in pre-war cars before arriving. The others -especially the youngest- were casual observers who fell in love with the little Peugeot. They never guessed that this old piece of rust located in the bottom end of a garage could roll on its own deflated tyres, even pulled by a crane! Also they didn´t expect such cute lines emerging from this rural place. Definitely a show for these youngsters, which made all of them much more interested in this pre-war car. Since this day they come back regularly asking about the progress of the Peugeot in the workshop...! So, over to you, when did you see real interest of young people about really old cars? The editors of PreWarCar have decided to dedicate our 2015 calendar to the New Generation. So sorry chaps, no 'Proper Cars True Ladies' next year but Youngsters with Oldies. We're looking forwards to seeing your contributions come in! Please send to office @ prewarcar.com |
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A new generation of pre-war car rescuers
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