So I'm reading an article in my new Hagerty magazine that brought up an interesting comment in their "Making Your Car a Historic Treasure" article, which has got me curious. The comment is, "the typical collector is more motivated by nostalgia than the thought of preserving a vehicle or being a steward of a piece of history." Now I know there are many reasons for collecting cars, but of the two options they suggest, my question for you is which category do you fall mostly into and why?
If you've ever read the BAHMT novel I wrote, you already know I fall face first on the historic/heritage side of that line. Not surprisingly, I'm in the minority (according to what the article says at least), as I am with a lot of things I'm learning. Although I will add that while I am mostly leaning into the historical aspect, I am influenced by nostalgia. For example, I have the hearse because it's unique, not because I have any particular fond memory of Fords or hearses. I sometimes look at it as historically significant to the trade as a piece of the backbone that made the day-to-day operations of a business run smoothly. It's also a behind the scenes worker that played a part of a very significant part of life: death. Similarly, I love the Mini Coopers I used to own because they were icons of multiple decades. In the world's cultures, it was as significant as the Model T and VW Bug. But, back to my original question, I will say that with those, they were also a bit nostalgic. I had followed rallye racing as a kid and even had a few Mini Cooper toy cars. So of course as an adult, I had to buy a couple
If you've ever read the BAHMT novel I wrote, you already know I fall face first on the historic/heritage side of that line. Not surprisingly, I'm in the minority (according to what the article says at least), as I am with a lot of things I'm learning. Although I will add that while I am mostly leaning into the historical aspect, I am influenced by nostalgia. For example, I have the hearse because it's unique, not because I have any particular fond memory of Fords or hearses. I sometimes look at it as historically significant to the trade as a piece of the backbone that made the day-to-day operations of a business run smoothly. It's also a behind the scenes worker that played a part of a very significant part of life: death. Similarly, I love the Mini Coopers I used to own because they were icons of multiple decades. In the world's cultures, it was as significant as the Model T and VW Bug. But, back to my original question, I will say that with those, they were also a bit nostalgic. I had followed rallye racing as a kid and even had a few Mini Cooper toy cars. So of course as an adult, I had to buy a couple