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Come on Auto Enthusiasts — Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Every time I attend a car show, an auction, or see posts on social media, I see the same thing over and over: Joe and Sally talking about their favorite car, car model, or decade, or year. Joe and Sally never move out of their comfort zone. In fact, they’re so busy talking about their favorite ride, you can’t get a word in edgewise.
When I query these people about even the same brand or make, but a different year or era, I get a dumbfounded look. And God forbid I mention another brand or make that was just as exciting as what they were just talking about, I watch their eyes cloud over and their brains short out.
Look, you can love a certain brand, model or year — even I have those in my toy box, but I’m also smart enough to recognize that my favorites are just that —my favorites. I am constantly investigating or just learning about or revisiting tons of other brands and models. I can’t tell you how rewarding it is to discover cars and models that tickle my interest and open my eyes.
The Chrysler 300 Letter Series cars are an example. When I say “Chrysler 300” to even car nuts focused on the 60s, 70s and 80s, I get a “That 2000s car? Too new for me.”. There are others who say, “That 50s stuff is just not exciting”. Exciting? Heck, in the 50s there were plenty of exciting cars, some of which would…
