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I agree. We are our own worst enemy when it comes to promoting the car and its value. There are some lucky-find cheap buys out there but they are clearly the exception and take a lot of work to find them.

Escalating prices are the best thing that will ever happen to the cars. When prices are getting better, new owners will be much more inclined to buy the cars, creating even more demand. Old owners will be much more willing to spend the money necessary to upgrade and restore their cars properly. This will also keep the vendors in business. (As an aside, there are true enthusiasts who are maintaining and restoring their cars well. We are a small majority unfortunately. We probably hang out here, too.)

When prices were going nowhere, people were not investing and when they did they did it cheaply. Now, all those old poorly done mods/upgrades/rebuilds are part of the problem in finding good cars. Who knows what you'll get.

Another thing that bugs me is the way we always start right in with the negatives and problems when we talk with other people. There are way too many positives that we s/b talking about first. As my dear old Mum used to say, "If you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all."